serous membrane

noun

A thin membrane that secretes serum and lines certain internal body cavities.

Similar
serosaserous tunictunica serosa
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Meanings

nounserous membrane (plural serous membranes)

plural serous membranes

  1. anatomyA thin membrane that secretes serum and lines certain internal body cavities.

    Synonyms: serosa, serous tunic, tunica serosa

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thin membrane that secretes serum and lines certain internal body cavities.

Similar
serosaserous tunictunica serosa

More synonyms by meaning

nouna thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid

Similar
serosa
Broader
membranetissue layer
Also see
serosaserous tunictunica serosa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漿膜 /浆膜, 漿模 /浆模
  • 漿膜 /浆膜 (jiāngmó)thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
  • 漿模 /浆模 (jiāngmó)thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Czech syrovatečnice, seróza
  • syrovatečnicethin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
  • serózathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Esperanto serozo
  • serozothin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Finnish herakalvo, seroosa
  • herakalvothin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
  • seroosathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
French membrane séreuse, séreuse
  • membrane séreusethin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
  • séreusethin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
German Tunica serosa, Serosa
  • Tunica serosathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
  • Serosathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Hungarian savós hártya
  • savós hártyathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Japanese 漿膜
  • 漿膜 (shōmaku)thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Polish błona surowicza
  • błona surowiczathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Romanian membrană seroasă
  • membrană seroasăthin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Russian серо́зная оболо́чка
  • серо́зная оболо́чка (seróznaja obolóčka)thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Swedish serosa, serös hinna
  • serosathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
  • serös hinnathin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity
Cite this entry
APA

serous membrane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serous%20membrane

MLA

“serous membrane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serous%20membrane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serous membrane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serous%20membrane.

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