subserous

[ suhb-seer-uhs ]

adjective

1. situated or occurring under a serous membrane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subserous¹

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + serous

Example Sentences

Inflammation of the Uterine Parenchyma, and of the Subserous and Pelvic Cellular Tissue. a.

From Project Gutenberg

Subserous, sub-sē′rus, adj. somewhat serous or watery: below a serous membrane.

From Project Gutenberg

Lesions.—The characteristic lesions of hemorrhagic septicemia consist of hemorrhagic areas in the subcutaneous, subserous, and muscular tissues, the lymph glands, and the viscera; in fact, they are distributed more or less widely throughout the body and vary in size from a mere speck to the diameter of a half dollar or even larger.

From Project Gutenberg

The subserous lipoma arises from the extra-peritoneal fat in the posterior abdominal wall, in which case it tends to grow forwards between the layers of the mesentery and to give rise to an abdominal tumour; or it may grow from the extra-peritoneal fat in the anterior abdominal wall and protrude from one of the hernial openings or through an abnormal opening in the parietes, constituting a fatty hernia.

From Project Gutenberg

The case was also complicated with interstitial and subserous fibroids and a contracted pelvis, combined with a posterior position of the occiput and nonrotation of the head.

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