serous

IPA: sɝʌs

adjective

  • (medicine) Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)
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Examples of "serous" in Sentences

  • No serous person claims otherwise.
  • It contains a supply of serous fluid.
  • Murder is the most serous felony alleged.
  • It is a change from mucus to serous fluid.
  • The appearance is generally milky but can be serous.
  • The tunica vaginalis is the serous covering of the testis.
  • However, since they are not pathogenic, this is not a serous threat.
  • The acini contain only serous cells and produce a watery serous secretion.
  • The membranes that surround these cavities are called the serous membranes.
  • You libs are in serous denial of the blatant racism displayed by your party.
  • They die with a serous, foamy or haemorrhagic discharge coming out of the nose.
  • Serous cystadenoma is a type of cystadenoma with a primarily serous composition.
  • And you agree that our government is in serous trouble and has been for a long time.
  • On partial birth abortions where is his insistence that the woman be in serous physical danger?
  • These cavities, called the serous cavities, house certain major organs in the body including the heart, lungs, abdomen and others.
  • Though "there must be no exceptions for rape and incest", there still is room for the exception where the life of the mother is in serous jeopardy.
  • The message I want to leave you with today is that, unless as a society we significantly enhance our capabilities and strengthen our willingness to achieve this objective, we will put our economic and social future in serous jeopardy.

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