serum

== English == === Etymology === From Latin serum (“whey”). Cognates include French sérum, Spanish suero, Italian siere, siero, Portuguese soro. Doublet of suero. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪəɹəm/, /ˈsiːɹəm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹəm/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsiɹəm/ Rhymes: (UK) -ɪəɹəm, (US) -ɪɹəm === Noun === serum (countable and uncountable, plural serums or sera) Ellipsis of blood serum. 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). Near-synonym: antiserum 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. The watery portion of certain other animal fluids, such as milk; whey. (skincare) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sero- ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “serum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “serum”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “serum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === semur, resum, Reums, Mureș, Remus, merus, muser, Muser, murse, mures, Sumer, Esrum == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin serum. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseː.rʏm/, [ˈsɪː.rʏm] Hyphenation: se‧rum === Noun === serum n (plural sera or serums, no diminutive) blood serum ==== Derived terms ==== antiserum bloedserum ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: serum == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch serum (“serum”), from Latin serum. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈserum/ [ˈse.rʊm] Rhymes: -erum Syllabification: se‧rum ==== Noun ==== serum (plural serum-serum) serum: (hematology) the clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot (immunology) blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual 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 (skincare) 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 ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈrum/ [səˈrum] Rhymes: -um Syllabification: se‧rum ==== Noun ==== sêrum (plural serum-serum) syllabic abbreviation of serangan umum (“general offensive”) === Further reading === “serum”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Alternative forms === serū === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic *serom (“liquid”), from Proto-Indo-European *sér-o- (“flowing, liquid”), from *ser- (“to flow, run”); cognate with Sanskrit सर (sará, “flowing”), सार (sā́ra, “curd, cream”), सारण (sāraṇa, “flowing, buttermilk”), and Ancient Greek ὀρός (orós, “whey, curd, semen”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛ.rũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛː.rum] ==== Noun ==== serum n (genitive serī); second declension whey (by extension) some other watery liquid ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun (neuter). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== sērum nominative neuter singular of sērus === References === === Further reading === “serum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “serum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "serum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “serum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Old Norse == === Verb === serum first-person plural past indicative active of sá == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin serum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rum/ Rhymes: -ɛrum Syllabification: se‧rum === Noun === serum n (indeclinable) (rare) serum (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) Synonym: surowica (cosmetics) serum (skincare product) === Further reading === “serum”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “serum”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin serum (“whey”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sěːrum/ Hyphenation: se‧rum === Noun === sérum m inan (Cyrillic spelling се́рум) serum ==== Declension ====