Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
blood serum - 5 dictionary results
Serum Ferritin Levels
 Testing For Iron Toxicity In Your Patients Is Important - Learn More.
 www.IronToxicity.com
Blood serum
 Relax. Take a deep breath. We have the answers you seek.
 www.RightHealth.com/Cholesterol

blood serum

 
Use blood serum in a Sentence
–noun
serum (def. 1).
Origin:
1905–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To blood serum
blood serum  
n.  See serum.
se·rum   (sîr'əm)   
n.   pl. se·rums or se·ra (sîr'ə)
  1. The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. Also called blood serum.
  2. Blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual.
  3. Watery fluid from animal tissue, such as that found in edema.
  4. Whey.

[Latin, whey, serum.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Main Entry: blood serum
Function: noun
: SERUM a(1)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
blood serum  
Blood plasma from which the protein fibrinogen, which causes clotting of the blood, has been removed.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see blood serum on Thesaurus | Reference
Serum Ferritin Levels
 Testing For Iron Toxicity In Your Patients Is Important - Learn More.
 www.IronToxicity.com
Blood serum
 Relax. Take a deep breath. We have the answers you seek.
 www.RightHealth.com/Cholesterol