Definition of serous

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Serous (a.) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See Serum..

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Metalbumin :: Metalbumin (n.) A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids. It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.
Serosity :: Serosity (n.) The quality or state of being serous.
Blister :: Blister (n.) A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle..
Anserous :: Anserous (a.) Resembling a goose; silly; simple.
Serose :: Serose (a.) Serous.
Stoma :: Stoma (n.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes.
Serum :: Serum (n.) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum..
Bleb :: Bleb (n.) A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc..
Septicaemia :: Septicaemia (n.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs..
Subserved :: Subserous (a.) Situated under a serous membrane.
Ascites :: Ascites (n.) A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.
Pericardium :: Pericardium (n.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.
Rheum :: Rheum (n.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose..
Rupia :: Rupia (n.) An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust..
Hydrocele :: Hydrocele (n.) A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle..
Peritoneum :: Peritoneum (n.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac..
Ichorous :: Ichorous (a.) Of or like ichor; thin; watery; serous; sanious.
Dropsy :: Dropsy (n.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue..
Hydrothorax :: Hydrothorax (n.) An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.
Sanious :: Sanious (a.) Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody tinge; as, the sanious matter of an ulcer..
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