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What does serous mean?

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Adjective
  1. (medicine) Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)
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The bullous form of impetigo presents as a large thin-walled bulla containing serous yellow fluid.
The appearance of serous demilunes may, in fact, be an artifact of sample fixation.
Of the early-stage samples misclassified, 1 was serous and 3 were mucinous.
This wound is clean, healthy, and granulating, with a scant amount of serous drainage.
At this point, the ulcers may develop thin crusts or verrucous changes or may continuously drain serous fluid.
The serous coat is an extension of the peritoneum, and it covers only the superior and upper lateral surfaces.

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