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blood serum

 

Blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed.

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The residual fluid of blood after clotting has occurred. It is plasma after the fibrinogen has been removed. It contains solutes of proteins, electrolytes, waste products, dissolved gases, hormones, enzymes, antibodies and water.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen
  Synonym: serum


 
 

 

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Sports Science and Medicine. The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine. Copyright © Michael Kent 1998, 2006, 2007. All rights reserved.  Read more
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