| AMS | ablepharon-microstomia syndrome; acute mountain sickness; adenosylmethionine synthetase; aggravated ... |
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| AS | acetylstrophanthidin; acidified serum; acoustic schwannoma; acoustic stimulation; active sarcoidosis... |
| CM | California mastitis [test]; calmodulin; capreomycin; carboxymethyl; cardiac murmur; cardiac muscle; ... |
| CSM | cardiosynchronous myostimulator; carotid sinus massage; cerebrospinal meningitis; circulation, sensa... |
| GNBM | gram-negative bacillary meningitis |
| UPSC | Uterine papillary serous carcinoma |
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| SBT | serous borderline tumor |
| serous diarrhoea | Diarrhoea characterised by watery stools. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| serous gland | An exocrine gland that produces a watery, protein rich secretion, as opposed to a carbohydrate rich mucous secretion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| serous haemorrhage | An obsolete term for a profuse transudation of plasma through the walls of the capillaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous inflammation | An exudative inflammation in which the exudate is predominantly fluid (e.g., exuded from the blood vessels), with the protein, electrolytes, and other material contained therein; relatively few (if any) cells are observed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous iritis | Inflammation of the iris, with a serous exudate in the anterior chamber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous layer of peritoneum | Simple squamous epithelium that forms the glistening surface of the parietal and visceral layers of peritoneum. Synonym: tunica serosa peritonei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous ligament | <anatomy> One of a number of peritoneal folds attaching certain of the viscera to the abdominal wall or to each other. Synonym: ligamentum serosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous membrane | <anatomy, pathology> One of the delicate membranes of connective tissue which line the internal cavities of the body. Synonym: serosa. (28 May 1998) |
| serous otitis | Inflammation of middle ear mucosa, often accompanied by accumulation of fluid, secondary to eustachian tube obstruction. Synonym: secretory otitis media. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous pericardium | <anatomy> A double membranous sac which envelops and protects the heart. The layer in contact with the heart is referred to as the visceral layer, the outer layer in contact with surrounding organs is the parietal pericardium. In between the two layers is the pericardial space. (27 Sep 1997) |
| serous pleurisy | Pleurisy accompanied by serous exudation. Synonym: serous pleurisy, wet pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous retinitis | Oedema of the retina; an inflammation of the inner layers of the retina. Synonym: simple retinitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous synovitis | Synovitis with a large effusion of nonpurulent fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous tunic | serous membrane |
| neoplasms, cystic, mucinous, and serous | Neoplasms containing cyst-like formations or producing mucin or serum. (12 Dec 1998) |