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An injection combining serum (containing preformed antibodies to provide immediate passive immunity) and components of a vaccine (to stimulate long-term active immunity). It may be used for unimmunized patients after rabies or tetanus exposure and for neonates born of mothers who are hepatitis B carriers.  

An antidepressant medication (such as duloxetine or venlafaxine) that elevates mood by blocking neurons from taking up both norepinephrine and serotonin. Combined reuptake inhibitors differ from medications such as sertraline (Zoloft) or fluoxetine (Prozac), which are relatively selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and from tricyclic antidepressants, which primarily prevent the reuptake of norepinephrine by brain cells.…

A nerve cell that uses serotonin as its neurotransmitter.  

Synovitis with an increase of synovial fluid. Inflammation of the synovial membrane with a buildup of serous fluid. A common example is “housemaid’s knee.”  

Sampling of blood in a percentage of people living in a community to determine the percentage of those who are resistant or susceptible to a disease, especially an infectious disease.  

The failure of serum antibody tests to return to normal after treatment or resolution of an infection.  

Any reaction taking place in or involving serum.  

Composed of serum and pus, as an exudate.  

An antibody response capable of preventing infection, e.g., after a vaccination or a previous infection with a microorganism.  

A mass caused by the accumulation of serum within a tissue or an organ. Seromas may accumulate as a complication of surgery or after other traumatic injuries to soft tissues.