serum


Definition: Meaning of, serum in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɪərəm /

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serum serums, sera
or [uncountable and countable]
  1. medical a liquid containing substances that fight infection or poison, that is put into a sick person's blood
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  2. technical the thin part of blood or the liquid from a plant
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serum used in phrases

  • blood serum (noun)
    1. an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
  • immune serum globulin (noun)
    1. a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
  • serum albumin (noun)
    1. albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood
  • serum disease (noun)
    1. a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
  • serum globulin (noun)
    1. globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood
  • serum hepatitis (noun)
    1. sometimes fatal an acute form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
  • serum sickness (noun)
    1. a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum
  • truth serum (noun)
    1. an intravenous anaesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely
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