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.