Meaning Of The Word Serum sickness

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serum sickness in American English
noun: a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints

serum sickness in British English
noun: an allergic reaction, such as vomiting, skin rash, etc, that sometimes follows 2-3 weeks after an injection of a foreign serum

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