serum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɪəɹəm/|/ˈsiːɹəm/    美 /ˈsɪɹəm/

英文释义

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

词形变化

serums plural sera plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antiserum autoserum blood serum convalescent serum immune serum immunoserum nonserum serous serumal serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase serumless serum sickness serumuria truth serum
相关词
sero- antidote antitoxin antivenom

词源

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.
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