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passive transfer

 
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–noun
Immunology. injection of lymphocytes or antibody from an immune or sensitized donor to a nonimmune host in order to impart immunity or test for allergic reactions.
Origin:
1940–45
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passive transfer  
n.  The transfer of skin-sensitizing antibodies from the blood of an allergic individual to that of a nonallergic individual in order to test the sensitized area for an allergic reaction to specific allergens.
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Main Entry: passive transfer
Function: noun
: a local transfer of skin sensitivity from an allergic to a normal individual by injection of the allergic individual's serumthat is used especially for identifying specific allergens when a high degree of sensitivity is suspected called also Prausnitz-Küstner reaction
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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passive transfer n.
The transfer of skin-sensitizing antibodies from the blood of an allergic individual to that of a nonallergic individual in order to test for an allergic reaction to specific allergens.

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