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serous fluid

American  

noun

  1. any of various clear, watery fluids in the body.


serous fluid British  

noun

  1. a thin watery fluid found in many body cavities, esp those lined with serous membrane

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A softened area over the perisylvian region contained a cavity the size of a chicken’s egg, filled with serous fluid.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

Between the pericardial sac and the heart is the pericardial cavity, which is filled with lubricating serous fluid.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The pericardial cavity, filled with lubricating serous fluid, lies between the epicardium and the pericardium.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Both the parietal and visceral serosa secrete the thin, slippery serous fluid located within the serous cavities.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The characteristic lesion of foot-and-mouth disease is the appearance of blisters containing a serous fluid upon the mucous membrane of the mouth and upon the udder, teats, and feet of the affected animals.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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