Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing, secreting, or resembling serum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the character or quality of serum; of or pertaining to serum or serosity: as, a serous fluid; serous extravasation.
- Secreting, containing, or conveying serum; causing serosity; concerned in serous effusion: as, a serous membrane; a serous surface.
- Consisting of whey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Thin; watery; like serum.
- adjective Of or pertaining to serum. See
serum . - adjective (Anat.) See under
Membrane .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine Containing,
secreting , or resemblingserum ;watery ; afluid ordischarge that is pale yellow andtransparent , usually representing something of abenign nature. (This contrasts with the termsanguine , which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or producing or containing serum
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Examples
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And you agree that our government is in serous trouble and has been for a long time.
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And you agree that our government is in serous trouble and has been for a long time.
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You libs are in serous denial of the blatant racism displayed by your party.
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On partial birth abortions where is his insistence that the woman be in serous physical danger?
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On partial birth abortions where is his insistence that the woman be in serous physical danger?
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On partial birth abortions where is his insistence that the woman be in serous physical danger?
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Though "there must be no exceptions for rape and incest", there still is room for the exception where the life of the mother is in serous jeopardy.
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The message I want to leave you with today is that, unless as a society we significantly enhance our capabilities and strengthen our willingness to achieve this objective, we will put our economic and social future in serous jeopardy.
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The membranes that surround these cavities are called the serous membranes.
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These cavities, called the serous cavities, house certain major organs in the body including the heart, lungs, abdomen and others.
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