serum sickness


noun Pathology.

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.

Origin of serum sickness

First recorded in 1910–15

British Dictionary definitions for serum disease

serum sickness

noun

an allergic reaction, such as vomiting, skin rash, etc, that sometimes follows 2-3 weeks after an injection of a foreign serum

Medical definitions for serum disease (1 of 2)

serum disease

n.

serum sickness

Medical definitions for serum disease (2 of 2)

serum sickness

n.

A hypersensitive reaction to the administration of a foreign serum, marked by fever, swelling, skin rash, and lymph node enlargement. serum disease serum reaction