Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing, Designating a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition, Designating a customs charge levied on merchandise by unit or weight rather than according to value, noun_ A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder, A definite substance in the serum of an animal that gives rise to a special kind of immunity, Something adapted or expected to produce a specific effect; that which is, or is supposed to be, capable of infallibly bringing about a desired result; especially, a remedy which cures, or tends to cure, a certain disease, whatever may be its manifestations, as mercury used as a remedy for syphilis

The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot, The clear pale-yellow liquid which separates from the clot in coagulation of the blood; blood-serum, an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended. It differs from serum in that it contains fibrin and other soluble clotting elements, Unorganized material; elementary matter, the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended, adjective_ Of or relating to a flat-panel display used in televisions, made up of an array of tiny cells each containing a gaseous mixture of xenon and neon that is changed into a plasma state to illuminate a phosphor coating on the inside of the cell