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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

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

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

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The heart is lubricated by a serous fluid, secreted within the pericardium, for the purpose of guarding against friction.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

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