A serum is a type of medical treatment, a chemically processed substance used for medical effect, such as to treat disease or to promote healthy bodily function in a lifeform.
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In the year 2266, Christine Chapel tried to manufacture the serum they needed to cure the plague which had stricken Argylus, but was unable to do so. (TOS comic: "Child's Play")
In 2266, Doctor Leonard McCoy developed a serum that could break down polywater in the crew of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, curing them of polywater intoxication. (TOS episode & novelization: The Naked Time)
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- TOS comic: "Child's Play"
- TOS episode & novelization: The Naked Time
- TOS comic: "The Brain-Damaged Planet"
- Seekers novel: Point of Divergence
- TOS comic: "Target: Zargot"
- TOS novel: The Children of Kings