See Also: serous(dictionary)
Serous(medicine)
serous haemorrhage(medicine)
serous inflammation(medicine)
serous iritis(medicine)
serous ligament(medicine)
serous membrane(medicine)
serous meningitis(medicine)
serous otitis(medicine)
serous pleurisy(medicine)

serous (iou)



serous adjective. LME.
[French sereux or medieval Latin serosus, formed as SERUM: see -OUS.]
Anatomy & Medicine.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of serum; consisting of or containing serum. LME.
b. Of a disorder: characterized by the presence of serum. L18.
Secreting or moistened with serum. Chiefly in serous membrane below. M18.
serous membrane a smooth transparent membrane such as the peritoneum which lines a cavity of the body in a double layer lubricated by fluid; also called serosa.