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SERICUM

\sˈɛɹɪkəm], \sˈɛɹɪkəm], \s_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_m]\

Definitions of SERICUM

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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silk.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Silk; from Seres-the Thibetans probably- from whom it was first obtained. (F.) Soie. The thread spun by the Bombyx Mori or Silkworm. Silk is used by surgeons for ligatures, &c.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The cocoon of the silk-worm, Bombyx mori; silk.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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