noun Download 🔗Share The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. Examples : "The lab technician carefully extracted the sera from the clotted blood samples for further analysis. " medicine physiology biochemistry body biology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual, called antiserum. Examples : "To protect against the rare but deadly disease, the doctor injected the patient with sera from horses immunized against the virus. " medicine biology biochemistry physiology substance body animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The blister on my heel broke, releasing a clear sera. " medicine physiology body anatomy biochemistry biology condition science substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The watery portion of certain animal fluids like blood, milk, etc; whey. Examples : "After the milk curdled, a clear, yellowish sera separated from the solid cheese curds. " physiology medicine biochemistry biology body animal substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (skincare) An intensive moisturising product to be applied after cleansing but before a general moisturiser. Examples : "After cleansing my face, I apply a thin layer of sera to hydrate my skin before using my regular moisturizer. " appearance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
