blood serum

American

noun

serum.

blood serum British

noun

blood plasma from which the clotting factors have been removed

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blood serum Scientific

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

Etymology

Origin of blood serum

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Müller went to visit, and that August, Tebartz van Elst’s team isolated telltale antibodies from Müller’s blood serum.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

The tests were performed via vaccination and through blood serum transfer from vaccinated mice into non-vaccinated mice.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

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.

From Science Daily • Oct. 7, 2023

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

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023

Then he put drops of the blood serum on the slides.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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