any of the smooth moist delicate membranes, such as the pleura or peritoneum, that line the closed cavities of the body and secrete a watery exudate
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se′rous mem′brane, [Anat., Zool.]
- Anatomy, Zoology, Zoologyany of various thin membranes, as the peritoneum, that line certain cavities of the body and exude a serous fluid. Also called serosa.
- 1865–70
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'serous membrane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arachnoid
- endocardium
- peritoneum
- petechia
- pleura
- serosa
- serositis
- serous fluid
- subserous