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convalescent serum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
con-va-les-cen-t serum
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blood serum created from the blood plasma of a person who has recovered from an infectious illness, which contains antibodies to the infectious disease factor (such as viruses). For convalescent serum therapy, the disease antiserum created from the plasma can be injected into an ill victim of that disease as a treatment.

Inflected Forms

convalescent serums (plural)

Phrases

convalescent serum therapy antiserum therapy convalescent plasma convalescent plasma therapy

Frequently Paired Words

serum antiserum antiserum therapy convalescent plasma convalescent plasma therapy curative cure inoculant

Questions

What does convalescent serum mean?
A blood serum created from the blood plasma of a person who has recovered from an infectious illness, which contains antibodies to the infectious disease factor (such as viruses). For convalescent serum therapy, the disease antiserum created from the plasma can be injected into an ill victim of that disease as a treatment.

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