Serous
adjective
1.
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
2.
containing or secreting serum.
3.
of, relating to, or characterized by serum.
adjective
1.
of, resembling, producing, or containing serum
serous se·rous (sēr’əs)
adj.
Containing, secreting, or resembling serum.
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serous cyst n. A cyst, such as a hygroma, containing clear serous fluid.
- Serous-fluid
noun 1. any of various clear, watery fluids in the body. serous fluid noun 1. a thin watery fluid found in many body cavities, esp those lined with serous membrane serous fluid n. Any of various body fluids resembling serum, especially lymph.
- Serous gland
serous gland n. A gland secreting a watery substance that may or may not contain an enzyme.
- Serous inflammation
serous inflammation n. A form of exudative inflammation in which the exudate is predominantly fluid.