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Definition of serous in English: serousadjective ˈsɪərəsˈsɪrəs Physiology Of, resembling, or producing serum. the natural protection for grazes and scratches is dried serous fluid and blood Example sentencesExamples - The presence of small lymphocytes in serous cavity fluid can pose great difficulty in the differentiation between a low-grade lymphoproliferative disorder and reactive lymphocytosis.
- Liquefied vitreous, serous fluid, or blood may collect in the subretinal space between the sensory retina and the underlying layer of retinal pigment epithelium.
- Collection of pooled blood or serous fluid is an additional risk for obese patients.
- There is a disproportionate reduction of serous acini of the submucosal glands, which contain lysozyme, lactoferrin, and an antiprotease of small molecular weight.
- The submandibular glands produce a mixture of serous and mucous saliva.
Derivatives noun sɪəˈrɒsɪtisəˈrɑsədi Physiology He accordingly "sought for it in the serosity of several of Dr. Bright's patients, but could detect only a matter possessing peculiar properties, which seemed to approach to those of urea." Example sentencesExamples - During a course of experiments on the nature of the animal fluids, in which I was engaged in the years 1805 and 1806, I examined the serosity of the blood.
Origin Late Middle English: from French séreux or medieval Latin serosus, from serum (see serum). Definition of serous in US English: serousadjectiveˈsirəsˈsɪrəs Physiology Of, resembling, or producing serum. the natural protection for grazes and scratches is dried serous fluid and blood Example sentencesExamples - Liquefied vitreous, serous fluid, or blood may collect in the subretinal space between the sensory retina and the underlying layer of retinal pigment epithelium.
- There is a disproportionate reduction of serous acini of the submucosal glands, which contain lysozyme, lactoferrin, and an antiprotease of small molecular weight.
- The presence of small lymphocytes in serous cavity fluid can pose great difficulty in the differentiation between a low-grade lymphoproliferative disorder and reactive lymphocytosis.
- The submandibular glands produce a mixture of serous and mucous saliva.
- Collection of pooled blood or serous fluid is an additional risk for obese patients.
Origin Late Middle English: from French séreux or medieval Latin serosus, from serum (see serum). |