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serotherapy
[se″ro-ther´ah-pe]the treatment of infectious disease by the injection of immune serum or antitoxin.
se·ro·ther·a·py
(sē'rō-thār'ă-pē),Treatment of an infectious disease by injection of an antitoxin or serum containing specific antibody.
Synonym(s): serum therapy
serotherapy
/se·ro·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment of infectious disease by injection of immune serum or antitoxin.serotherapy
(sîr′ō-thĕr′ə-pē)n. pl. serothera·pies
Treatment of disease by administration of a serum obtained from an immunized animal.
se′ro·ther′a·pist n.
se·ro·ther·a·py
(sēr'ō-thār'ă-pē)Treatment of an infectious disease by injection of an antitoxin or serum containing specific antibody.
serotherapy
Treatment of disease by the injection of human or animal serum containing antibodies.se·ro·ther·a·py
(sēr'ō-thār'ă-pē)Treatment of infectious disease by injection of antitoxin or serum containing specific antibody.
serotherapy
the treatment of infectious disease by the injection of serum from immune animals.