Dictionary

serum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪɹəm/ (US)
• /ˈsiːɹəm/ (UK)
• /ˈsiɹəm/ (Canada)
• /ˈsɪəɹəm/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum From Latin serum (“whey”). Cognates include French sérum, Spanish suero, Italian siere, siero, Portuguese soro. Doublet of suero.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of blood serum.
   alt of blood serum
2. (countable, uncountable) 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).
   • Near-synonym: antiserum
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
4. (countable, uncountable) The watery portion of certain other animal fluids, such as milk; whey.
5. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase · blood serum · serumless · serous · autoserum · serum sickness · immunoserum · serumal · immune serum · truth serum · convalescent serum · serumuria · antiserum · nonserum

Relateds

antidote · antivenom · sero- · antitoxin

Synonyms

antiserum

Translations (58)

cmn 精華液 /精华液 (skincare product) · grc ὀρός (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · mk серум (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · sk sérum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fr sérum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · ja 血清 (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · bg суроватка (watery portion of certain animal fluids) · cmn 血清 (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · cs sérum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · hu vérsavó (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · bg се́рум (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · id serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · be сыро́ватка (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fi seerumi (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · hu savó (watery portion of certain animal fluids) · sh sérum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fi veriseerumi (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · el ορός (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · sl serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · nv dił bitooʼ (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · ro ser (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · ko 혈청 (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · ru сы́воротка (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · eo serumo (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · id serum (skincare product) · ca sèrum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fi hera (watery portion of certain animal fluids) · he נסיוב (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fi kudosneste (watery fluid from animal tissue) · it siero (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · uk сиро́ватка (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · sh се́рум (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · pl surowica (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fa سرم (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · hy շիճուկ (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · ar مَصْل دَم (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · cs syrovatčina (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · ar مَصْل (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · es suero (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · pl serum (skincare product) · fi seerumi (skincare product) · id serum (watery portion of certain animal fluids) · th น้ำเหลืองของเลือด (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fa خونابه (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · nl serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · vi huyết thanh (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · th ซีรัม (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · de Serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · da serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · gl soro (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · pt soro (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · fi verihera (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · pt sérum (skincare product) · id serum (watery fluid from animal tissue) · tr serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · hu szérum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) · es sérum (skincare product) · ms serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood)