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.
  • 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.

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