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.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

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

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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The space between the two membranes is filled with serous fluid.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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