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Meaning of serum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈsɪəɹəm

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of blood serum.
  2. whey
  3. Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).
  4. IV or intravenous line or fluid
  5. A watery liquid from animal tissue, especially one that moistens the surface of serous membranes or that is exuded by such membranes when they become inflamed, such as in edema or a blister.
  6. The watery portion of certain other animal fluids, such as milk; whey.
  7. A skincare product of varying consistencies with a high concentration of one or more active ingredients, for a targeted purpose, such as preventing acne, repairing sun damage, or moisturizing.

Equivalents

العربية المصل مصل
Български суроватка
Bosanski serum серум
Čeština sérum syrovatčina
Deutsch Serum
Español sérum suero
Français sérum
Galego soro
Hrvatski serum серум
Magyar savó
Bahasa Indonesia serum
日本語 血清
한국어 혈청
Kurdî serûm
Polski serum surowica
Português sérum
Српски serum серум
Українська сироватка
Tiếng Việt huyết thanh

Examples

“Near-synonym: antiserum”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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