English Explanatory Dictionary

convalescent plasma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 plasma therapy, the plasma can be transfused into an ill victim of that disease as a treatment.

Word forms

convalescent plasma convalescent plasmas

Related words

convalescent serum convalescent serum therapy antiserum antiserum therapy curative cure inoculant inoculation inoculum serum vaccination vaccine

Derived words

convalescent plasma therapy
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