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serous
[se´rus]1. pertaining to serum; thin and watery, like serum.
2. producing or containing serum.
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se·rous
(sē'rŭs), Do not confuse this word with scirrhous.Relating to, containing, or producing serum or a substance having a watery consistency.
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serous
(sîr′əs)adj.
Containing, secreting, or resembling serum.
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se·rous
(sēr'ŭs)Relating to, containing, or producing serum or a substance having a watery consistency.
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serous
of, resembling, or producing, SERUM. see SEROSA.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Serous
Thin and watery, like serum.
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se·rous
(sēr'ŭs)Relating to, containing, or producing serum or a substance having a watery consistency.
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