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1. (n.) serum
the clear, pale yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
2. serum
any watery animal fluid.
3. serum
milk whey.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L: whey)
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| Definition of 'serum' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) serum, blood serum
an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
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1. (noun) serum
the watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc
2. (noun) serum
a thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. serum
The clear portion of BLOOD that is left after BLOOD COAGULATION to remove BLOOD CELLS and clotting proteins.
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Sense: a watery fluid which is given as an injection to fight, or give immunity from, a disease
Diphtheria vaccine is a serum.
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 Arabic: مَصل |
 Bulgarian: серум |
 Brazilian: soro |
 Czech: sérum |
 German: das Serum |
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 Greek: ορός |
 Spanish: suero |
 Estonian: seerum |
 Farsi: سرم؛خونابه |
 Finnish: seerumi |
 French: sérum |
 Hebrew: נַסיוֹב |
 Hindi: सीरम |
 Croatian: serum, sukrvica |
 Hungarian: szérum |
 Indonesian: serum |
 Icelandic: blóðvatn |
 Italian: siero |
 Japanese: 血清 |
 Korean: 혈청 |
 Lithuanian: serumas |
 Latvian: serums |
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 Persian: سرم؛خونابه |
 Pashto: سيروم: زروبه (ژړې اوبه)، |
 Portuguese: soro |
 Romanian: ser |
 Russian: сыворотка |
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 Thai: น้ำเหลือง; เซรุ่ม |
 Turkish: serum |
 Taiwanese: 血清 |
 Ukrainian: імунна сироватка |
 Urdu: خوناب، سیّال مادہ |
 Vietnamese: huyết thanh |
 Chinese: 浆液，血清 |
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