: of, relating to, or resembling serum
Examples of serous in a Sentence
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Molten sulfur can cause serous thermal burns upon contact and will form toxic and flammable gases when reacting to hydrocarbon, a compound at the heart of fossil fuels.
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Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 25 June 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
Google corrected me: central serous.
—Liane Kupferberg Carter, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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
Musk offered $44 billion for the platform in April, which at the time felt like a deliciously grandiose rich-guy flex, rather than a serous bid.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
Zachary said that there are serous gardeners, or those who like to see the works of other serious gardeners, who travel the world specifically for such tours.
—cleveland, 4 June 2022
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
Elevated cortisol also increases the risk of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR), Rosenthal said.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 25 June 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
Google corrected me: central serous.
—Liane Kupferberg Carter, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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
Musk offered $44 billion for the platform in April, which at the time felt like a deliciously grandiose rich-guy flex, rather than a serous bid.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
Zachary said that there are serous gardeners, or those who like to see the works of other serious gardeners, who travel the world specifically for such tours.
—cleveland, 4 June 2022
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
Elevated cortisol also increases the risk of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR), Rosenthal said.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
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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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