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
- 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.
- 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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