What does serum mean?

Definitions for serum
ˈsɪər əm; ˈsɪər əserum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. serum, blood serumnoun

    an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

Wiktionary

  1. serumnoun

    The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. Also called blood serum.

  2. serumnoun

    Blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual, called antiserum.

  3. serumnoun

    A watery fluid from animal tissue, especially one that moistens the surface of serous membranes or that is exuded by such membranes when they become inflamed, such as in edema or a blister.

  4. serumnoun

    The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc; whey.

  5. Etymology: From serum. Cognates: French sérum, Spanish suero, Italian siere, siero.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Serumnoun

    Etymology: Latin.

    Blood is the most universal juice in an animal body: the red part of it differs from the serum, the serum from the lymph, the lymph from the nervous juice, and that from the several other humours separated in the glands. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPT

  1. serum

    Serum is the clear, yellowish, liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting. It contains water, proteins, electrolytes, hormones, antibodies, and other substances that are either absorbed by the tissues for use or excreted as waste. Serum is often used in diagnostic tests and blood transfusions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Serumnoun

    the watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc

  2. Serumnoun

    a thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum

  3. Etymology: [L., akin to Gr. , Skr. sra curd.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Serum

    sē′rum, n. the watery part of curdled milk, whey: the thin fluid which separates from the blood when it coagulates. [L.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Serum

    The clear portion of BLOOD that is left after BLOOD COAGULATION to remove BLOOD CELLS and clotting proteins.

Entomology

  1. Serum

    the fluid in which the blood corpuscles float or are suspended.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SERUM

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Serum is ranked #121590 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Serum surname appeared 142 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Serum.

    97.8% or 139 total occurrences were White.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'serum' in Nouns Frequency: #2515

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Anagrams for serum »

  1. Remus

  2. Sumer

  3. mures

  4. murse

  5. muser

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of serum in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of serum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of serum in a Sentence

  1. Jen Gommerman:

    So, the raw amount of antibody in our serum is going down to a level where you will be susceptible to infection and the only way to get those antibodies back up quickly, is to either get infected or get boosted, however, if we consider efficacy against hospitalization and severe disease, the data coming out show that three doses of the mRNA vaccine confirm excellent protection against hospitalization, ventilation and death.

  2. Edward Tricomi:

    Use a blow-dry serum on your hair as it dries, add the serum and then comb through your hair – the serum will help cut down frizziness.

  3. Natalia Dmitrieva:

    People whose serum sodium is 142 mEq/L or higher would benefit from evaluation of their fluid intake.

  4. Hannah Baxter:

    I’m also not a fan of single-use beauty products, even though a sheet mask is such a dream for your skin, so I've started looking for products that can be used indefinitely, dieux Skin's reusable eye masks are genius — you just apply your favorite eye serum, pop them on, go about your day for the next 20 to 30 minutes, then peel them off, rinse and place them back in their case for your next at-home spa day. I feel so much better knowing that I'm not contributing excess waste to the planet for the sake of my undereyes.

  5. Natalia Dmitrieva:

    On the global level, this can have a big impact, decreased body water content is the most common factor that increases serum sodium, which is why the results suggest that staying well hydrated may slow down the aging process and prevent or delay chronic disease.

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