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serous

 [se´rus]
1. pertaining to serum; thin and watery, like serum.
2. producing or containing serum.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

se·rous

(sē'rŭs), Do not confuse this word with scirrhous.
Relating to, containing, or producing serum or a substance having a watery consistency.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

serous

(sîr′əs)
adj.
Containing, secreting, or resembling serum.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

se·rous

(sēr'ŭs)
Relating to, containing, or producing serum or a substance having a watery consistency.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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.
Mentioned in: Histiocytosis X
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

se·rous

(sēr'ŭs)
Relating to, containing, or producing serum or a substance having a watery consistency.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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Subtypes of endometrial cancer include the more common type I, endometrioid adenocarcinoma, and the rare type II, which encompasses clear-cell, carcinosarcomas, and endometrial serous carcinoma.
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Morphologically common benign ovarian tumors include cysts (both follicular and luteal) followed by serous cyst adenomas and mucinous cyst adenomas4.
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