Definition of Serum

1. Noun. An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates.

Exact synonyms: Blood Serum
Generic synonyms: Bodily Fluid, Body Fluid, Humor, Humour, Liquid Body Substance
Substance meronyms: Blood
Specialized synonyms: Antiserum, Milk Whey, Whey
Terms within: Serum Albumin, Serum Globulin, Opsonin
Derivative terms: Serous

Definition of Serum

1. n. The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc.

Definition of Serum

1. the watery portion of whole blood [n -RUMS or -RA] : SERUMAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Serum

1. The clear portion of any body fluid, the clear fluid moistening serous membranes. 2. Blood serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood on clotting. 3. Immune serum, blood serum from an immunised animal used for passive immunisation, an antiserum, antitoxin or antivenin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serum

Sertoli cell
Sertoli cell
sertoli cells
sertoli cell tumour
sertraline
sertraline
sertularia
Sertularia
sertularian
sertularian
seruewe
seruewed
seruewes
seruewing
serum (current term)
serum (current term)
serum-fast
serumal
serumal
serumal calculus
serums
serum accelerator
serum accelerator globulin
serum accident
serum agar
serum agglutinin
serum albumin
serum albumin
serum amyloid
serum amyloid P component

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