blood serum

noun

1. serum.

blood serum

noun

1. blood plasma from which the clotting factors have been removed

blood serum

1. Blood plasma from which the protein fibrinogen, which causes clotting of the blood, has been removed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood serum¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Studying the immune system can be invasive: Biomarkers are typically found in blood serum, which can only be extracted in invasive ways.

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Skop and collaborators also have a patent pending on two new methods that make it easier to isolate midbody structures from cell media or blood serum, improving cancer diagnostics.

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It uses osmosis – how your body manages the balance of electrolytes in your blood serum – to soften your stools and treat constipation.

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Their blood serum samples are then archived in the Department of Defense Serum Repository and can be retested for other pathogens.

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Lab tests on Omicron have already indicated that the blood serum of vaccinated people is less able to stop the virus from invading cells.

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