serous fluid

American

noun

any of various clear, watery fluids in the body.

serous fluid British

noun

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

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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.

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

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This mesothelium secretes the lubricating serous fluid that fills the pericardial cavity and reduces friction as the heart contracts.

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

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The mesenteric glands are enlarged, and engorged with yellow serous fluid.

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