blood serum
See also: bloodserum
English
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[edit]blood serum (countable and uncountable, plural blood serums or blood sera)
- (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