/ˈsɪrəm/

serum

BrE /ˈsɪərəm/

NAmE /ˈsɪrəm/

(

plural

sera

BrE /ˈsɪərə/

NAmE /ˈsɪrə/

or

set·ums)

[U] (biology)

the thin liquid that remains from blood when the rest has clotted

[U, C] (medical)

serum taken from the blood of an animal and given to people to protect them from disease, poison, etc.

snakebite serum

[U]

any liquid like water in body tissue