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Serous vs Hydrops - What's the difference?

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In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between serous and hydrops

is that serous is (medicine) containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature (this contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful) while hydrops is (medicine) the abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.

As an adjective serous

is (medicine) containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature (this contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful).

As a noun hydrops is

(medicine) the abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.

serous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)

    • Derived terms

    * serous gland * serous membrane

    Related terms

    * mucous * blood serum * muscle serum * serum albumin

    Anagrams

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    hydrops

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity

    • See also

    * dropsy * edema