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serology
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serology /se·rol·o·gy/ (sēr-ol´ah-je) the study of antigen-antibody reactions in vitro.serolog´ic
se·rol·o·gy (s-rl-j)
n.
1. The science that deals with the properties and reactions of serums, especially blood serum.
2. The characteristics of a disease or an organism shown by study of blood serums.
sero·logic, sero·logi·cal adj.
Serology
The analysis of the contents and properties of blood serum.
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serology
[sirol′əjē]
Etymology: L, serum + Gk, logos, science
the branch of laboratory medicine that studies blood serum for evidence of infection by evaluating antigen-antibody reactions in vitro. Also called immunology. serologic, serological, adj.
serology [se-rol´ah-je]
originally, the study of the in vitro reactions of immune sera, e.g., precipitin, agglutination, and complement fixation reactions. Currently, the term is used to refer to the use of such reactions to measure serum antibody titers in infectious disease (serologic tests), to the clinical correlations of the antibody titer (the serology of a disease), and to the use of serologic reactions to detect antigens (such as hla antigens). adj., adj serolog´ic.
serology
the conduct of antigen-antibody reactions in vitro.
serology
The study of antigen-antibody reactions–eg, past or present infection. See Hepatitis B serology, HIV serology.
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