Meaning

1 senses

  1. A thin membrane that secretes serum and lines certain internal body cavities.

    Tunica serosa, Serosa

    серо́зная оболо́чкаseróznaja obolóčka

    a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity:

Forms

plural: serous membranes
Singularserous membrane
Pluralserous membranes

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
serosaserous tunictunica serosa
Close in meaning
  • a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid:serosa

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
seriouslyA2seriousnesssermonserpentserrate
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