serous
serous
Definition
se·rous (sir′əs)
adjective
- of or containing serum
- like serum; thin and watery
Etymology: MFr séreux < serum < L: see serum
serous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- carcinoma: Elevated CA 125 is found both in malignant mesothelioma & serous papillary peritoneal carcinoma.
- gland: The crucial, mucous secreting glands in human CF patients are the serous gland.
- fluid: Saliva is a mixture of mucus and serous fluids, each produced to various extents in various glands.
- cancer: Serous ovarian cancers account for about 40 percent of ovarian cancers.
- medium: Of the 168 with no parental concern 119 passed our first test, but 81 of these had serous otitis media.
- acinus: Exocrine Pancreas The exocrine part of the pancreas has closely packed serous acini, similar to those of the digestive glands.
Browse dictionary entries near serous
- serotype
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- seropurulent
- seropositive
- seronegative
- serology
- seroconversion
- sero-
- serous fluid
- serous membrane
- serovar
- serow
- Serpens
- serpent
- serpentarium
- serpentine
- serpigo
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