Meaning & use

Sera

noun·Academic

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The clear, watery fluid components of blood, separated from clotted material, especially as used in medicine.

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The laboratory tested several sera for antibodies against the virus.

Different animal sera are used to produce various vaccines and antitoxins.

A note on using this word

One of two accepted plurals of 'serum'; the other, more common in everyday speech, is 'serums.'

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