blood serum

blood serum

n.

See serum.

---

blood serum

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) blood plasma from which the clotting factors have been removed

---

blood serum

Blood plasma from which the protein fibrinogen, which causes clotting of the blood, has been removed.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

blood serum - an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates serum bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body blood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" antiserum - blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease serum albumin - albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood serum globulin - globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood opsonin - an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes milk whey, whey - the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese