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passive transfer
noun
Definition of PASSIVE TRANSFER
: a local transfer of skin sensitivity from an allergic to a normal person by injection of serum from the former that is used especially for identifying specific allergens when a high degree of allergic sensitivity is suspected
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First Known Use of PASSIVE TRANSFER
1935
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passive transfer
noun
Medical Definition of PASSIVE TRANSFER
: a local transfer of skin sensitivity from an allergic to a normal individual by injection of the allergic individual's serum that is used especially for identifying specific allergens when a high degree of sensitivity is suspected—called also Prausnitz-Küstner reaction
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