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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid [syn: serous membrane, serosa]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1813 a thin membrane (as the peritoneum) with cells that secrete a serous fluid; especially serosa

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Serous Se"rous, a. [Cf. F. s['e]reux. See Serum.] (Physiol.) (a) Thin; watery; like serum; as the serous fluids. (b) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See Serum. Serous membrane. (Anat.) See under Membrane.