"serous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more serous [comparative], most serous [superlative]
Etymology: From French séreux, from Latin serosus, from serum. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|séreux}} French séreux, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-adj}} serous (comparative more serous, superlative most serous)
  1. (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.) Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: intraserous, serous gland, serous membrane, serous tunic, subserous Related terms: blood serum, serosal, serum albumin Translations (containing, secreting, or resembling serum): séreux (French), serøs (Norwegian), серо́зный (seróznyj) (Russian), seroso (Spanish), serös (Swedish), seröz (Turkish)
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