: of, relating to, or resembling serum
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The heart gets not one but two bags: a tough outer fibrous pericardium and a serous pericardium, protecting the heart and fixing it firmly in place in our constantly moving thorax.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2023
Her case was complicated by a serous choroidal detachment, an abnormal accumulation of fluid, which ultimately led to vision loss in the left eye.
—Janelle Chavez, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
A year after his fall, Graham was diagnosed with endometrial serous carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023
Exudative or serous retinal detachment (SRD) is rare type of retinal detachment, which occurs when fluid accumulates under your retina and pushes it away from the blood vessels.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2023
Her case was complicated by a serous choroidal detachment, an abnormal accumulation of fluid, which ultimately led to vision loss in the left eye.
—Janelle Chavez, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
A year after his fall, Graham was diagnosed with endometrial serous carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023
Exudative or serous retinal detachment (SRD) is rare type of retinal detachment, which occurs when fluid accumulates under your retina and pushes it away from the blood vessels.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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serous
adjective
se·rous
ˈsir-əs 
: of, relating to, producing, or resembling serum
especially
: having a thin watery constitution
a serous exudate
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