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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

혈청

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyeolcheong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Serum/ˈsɪərəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"의사는 감염 치료를 위해 혈청을 투여했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A clear, pale yellow liquid that separates from blood when it clots, containing antibodies and other substances.

    "The doctor administered a serum to help the patient recover from the infection."
  2. 2

    A medicinal fluid used for treatment or immunization, often derived from the blood of animals or humans.

    "The vaccine was developed using a serum that contained antibodies against the virus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word sērum, meaning whey or watery fluid, which has uncertain pre-Ind-European origins. In the late 16th century, it entered English to describe the watery part of animal fluids, eventually expanding to medical and modern cosmetic contexts.

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