serum sickness antibody

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• serum sickness — n an allergic reaction to the injection of foreign serum manifested by hives, swelling, eruption, arthritis, and fever called also serum disease * * * a reaction that sometimes occurs 7 12 days after injection of a quantity of foreign antigen and …   Medical dictionary

• serum sickness — Pathol. a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints. Also called serum disease. [1910 15] * * * ▪ allergic reaction       an allergic (immune system… …   Universalium

• serum sickness — noun a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum • Syn: ↑serum disease • Hypernyms: ↑allergy, ↑allergic reaction …   Useful english dictionary

• serum disease — noun a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum • Syn: ↑serum sickness • Hypernyms: ↑allergy, ↑allergic reaction * * * noun see serum sickness * * * serum disease …   Useful english dictionary

• antigen-antibody complex — the complex formed by the noncovalent binding of an antibody and an antigen. Complexes of antibodies belonging to certain immunoglobulin classes may activate complement. Antigen antibody complexes are mediators of Type III immune responses… …   Medical dictionary

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• immune system disorder — Introduction        Disorders of the immune systemany of various failures in the body s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table (Disorders of the immune system)). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such… …   Universalium

• Allergy — Classification and external resources Hives are a common allergic symptom. ICD 10 T78.4 …   Wikipedia

• Immunosuppressive drug — For a list of immunosuppressive drugs, see the transplant rejection page .Immunosuppressive drugs, immunosuppressive agents, or immunosuppressants are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system. They are used in immunosuppressive …   Wikipedia

• connective tissue disease — Introduction       any of the diseases that affect human connective tissue. Diseases of the connective tissue can be divided into (1) a group of relatively uncommon genetic disorders (genetic disease, human) that affect the primary structure of… …   Universalium

• reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …   Medical dictionary