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subserous

American  
[suhb-seer-uhs] / sʌbˈsɪər əs /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring under a serous membrane.

Etymology

Origin of subserous

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + serous

Example Sentences

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The case was also complicated with interstitial and subserous fibroids and a contracted pelvis, combined with a posterior position of the occiput and nonrotation of the head.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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