seroma

noun

Meaning

A pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body after surgery.

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Related words

serous membrane(English)lymphocele(English)serosa(English)deserosalization(English)seromusculature(English)isthmocele(English)hernial sac(English)sequestrum(English)hematoma(English)wound(English)fluid(English)complications(English)

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