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Webster 1913 Edition

Serum

Se′rum

(sē′rŭm)
,
Noun.
[L., akin to Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], Skr.
sāra
curd.]
(Physiol.)
(a)
The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc.
(b)
A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum.
Blood serum
,
the pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the liquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin.
–
Muscle serum
,
the thin watery fluid which separates from the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the watery portion of the plasma. See
Muscle plasma
, under
Plasma
.
–
Serum albumin
(Physiol. Chem.)
,
an albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum.
–
Serum globulin
(Physiol. Chem.)
,
paraglobulin.
–
Serum of milk
(Physiol. Chem.)
,
the whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat.

Webster 1828 Edition

Serum

SE'RUM

,
Noun.
[L.]
1. The thin transparent part of the blood.
2. The thin part of milk; whey.

Definition 2024

sérum

sérum

See also: serum and Serum

Czech

Noun

sérum n

  1. serum

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seʁɔm/

Noun

sérum m ‎(plural sérums)

  1. serum (all senses)

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References

  • Jacques Quevauvilliers, Dictionnaire médical, Elsevier Masson, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 5th ed., 2007, ISBN 978-2-294-01941-8

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