Serum

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• The fluid portion of blood obtained after removing the fibrin clot & blood cells. It is distinguished from plasma by the absence of fibrinogen & other trace proteins.

• It is also used in reference to the clear fluid covering & exuded from serous membranes.

More General Terms

• body fluid

Additional Terms

• serology

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.

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