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blood serum

–noun
serum (def. 1).

Origin:
1905–10
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.]

Main Entry: blood serum
Function: noun
: SERUM a(1)
blood serum  
Blood plasma from which the protein fibrinogen, which causes clotting of the blood, has been removed.
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