antiserum
antiserum — 名詞
- antiserumsingular
- antiserumsplural
1. a medical substance made from the liquid part of blood, containing special prote
抗血清
含抗體的血清，用於治療感染
a medical substance made from the liquid part of blood, containing special proteins that fight a particular infection or poison; given to people who have already been in contact with the germ or toxic substance
After a rattlesnake bit Neha's leg, the doctor gave her antiserum to stop the venom from spreading.
響尾蛇咬了 Neha 的腿之後，醫生給她注射抗血清以防止毒液擴散。
gave her antiserum
Hospitals in tropical regions keep antiserum for rabies in case a patient arrives after an animal attack.
熱帶地區的醫院會儲備狂犬病抗血清，以便患者被動物攻擊送醫時使用。
keep antiserum for rabies
When a bacterial infection spread through the wound, the vet gave antiserum to Chen's horse.
當細菌感染在傷口處擴散時，獸醫為 Chen 的馬注射了抗血清。
The lab stored bottles of antiserum in a cold room to keep the antibodies active.
實驗室將一瓶瓶抗血清存放在冷藏室中，以保持抗體的活性。
During the outbreak, doctors flew antiserum to the hospital so every exposed patient could receive the injection.
疫情爆發期間，醫生將成箱的抗血清空運到醫院，以便每位暴露的患者都能接種。
- immune serum
a more general term for any serum containing antibodies
- antivenom
specifically refers to antiserum used against animal venom
用法筆記
Common in medical and veterinary contexts. Antiserum is given by injection, not taken orally, and must be stored at cold temperatures to remain effective.