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

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024

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

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

Johnson wasn’t sure he wanted to take the time to analyze this boy’s blood serum, if, in all probability, nothing would be found in it.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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