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serous
1. Thin; watery; like serum; such as, the serous fluids.
2. Of or pertaining to serum; such as, the serous glands, membranes, layers.
3. Resembling serum; of a watery nature.
4. Containing, characterized by, or secreting serum.
2. Of or pertaining to serum; such as, the serous glands, membranes, layers.
3. Resembling serum; of a watery nature.
4. Containing, characterized by, or secreting serum.
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(Greek: fluid [distinct from blood] that flows through the veins of the gods; by extension, "watery part of blood or milk," used in the sense of "thin, serous or sanious fluid, especially from a wound or sore")
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serous membrane
One of the delicate membranes of connective tissue that line the internal cavities of the body.
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