serotherapy

American

[seer-oh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌsɪər oʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.

serotherapy British

/ ˌsɪərəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

the treatment of disease by the injection of serum containing antibodies to the disease

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serotherapist

noun

Etymology

Origin of serotherapy

First recorded in 1890–95; sero- + therapy

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C. After the generalisation of serotherapy, from 1895 to 1905.

From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Charles Richet

B. During the period of experimentation with serotherapy, from 1889 to 1894.

From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Charles Richet

The number of children who have been saved in France alone by serotherapy in fifteen years is therefore 1,350,000.

From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Charles Richet

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