immune serum

noun

1. a serum containing naturally or artificially produced antibodies to a given antigen, obtained from human or animal sources.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immune serum¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

We see the Food and Drug Administration recommending the use of immune serum — then backtracking.

From Seattle Times

Faust says protection with a protein injection called immune serum globulin may be more appropriate.

From Washington Post

Pregnant women, infants and people with weakened immune systems who are exposed to the virus may receive a protein injection called immune serum globulin within six days of exposure to prevent measles or reduce the symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Washington Post

Instead, health-care professionals try to prevent the disease by administering the MMR vaccine to children, and certain people who have been exposed, such as pregnant women, may be given a protein injection called immune serum globulin to try to thwart it or to lessen the symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Washington Post

The Mayo Clinic says that pregnant women, babies and people with weak immune systems can receive an injection of antibodies called immune serum globulin within six days of being exposed to measles, which might prevent or lessen the symptoms.

From New York Times