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
Words nearby serum sickness
serum hepatitis,
serum nephritis,
serum prothrombin conversion accelerator,
serum reaction,
serum shock,
serum sickness,
serum therapy,
serum-fast,
serumal,
serv.,
serval
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