Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0425 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ser/o: Serum
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The idea
The combining form ser slash o names serum, the liquid remaining after blood has clotted.
In practice
Serology is the study of serum.
Where people slip
Plasma contains clotting proteins; serum does not. The two are not interchangeable.
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