serum
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1se·rum

noun \ˈsir-əm\
plural serums or se·ra \-ə\

Definition of SERUM

1
: the watery portion of an animal fluid remaining after coagulation:
a (1) : blood serum
(2) : antiserum
b : whey
c : a normal or pathological serous fluid (as in a blister)
2
: the watery part of a plant fluid

Examples of SERUM

  1. The patient was administered serum.

Origin of SERUM

Latin, whey, wheylike fluid; akin to Greek oros whey
First Known Use: 1665

Rhymes with SERUM

2serum

adjective

Definition of SERUM

: occurring or found in the blood serum <serum cholesterol> <serum antibodies>

First Known Use of SERUM

1876

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