blood serum

See also: bloodserum

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Noun

blood serum (countable and uncountable, plural blood serums or blood sera)

  1. (biology, medicine) The portion of whole blood that is not blood cells and not clotting factors; it can be separated as a clear yellowish liquid after the blood has been allowed to clot.
    Synonym: serum (ellipsis)
    Holonyms: plasma, blood plasma < blood
    Comeronyms: blood cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets; clotting factors
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