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Definitions of serum

1. watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum. Webster Dictionary DB

3. The watery portion of animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc.; the thin watery fluid filling certain cavities of the body. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

4. The watery part of curdled milk: whey: the thin fluid which separates from the blood when it coagulates. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

5. Whey; watery part of the blood. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

6. A watery animal fluid, as the watery portion of the blood. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

7. The thin transparent part of the blood; the thin part of milk; whey. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

8. The thin watery substance like whey which separates from the blood when coagulated. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

9. See under serous. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

10. Serous. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

Usage examples for serum

1. Exposed animals may be given a protective serum – Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D. V. M.

2. Now, the principle of serum treatment depends on those ascertained and definitely proved facts. – The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Charles Richet Commentator: W. D. Halliburton