serum diagnosis

diagnosis /di·ag·no·sis/ (di″ag-no´sis) the determination of the nature of a case of a disease or the distinguishing of one disease from another.diagnos´tic

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clinical diagnosis  diagnosis based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings during life.

differential diagnosis  the determination of which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms.

physical diagnosis  diagnosis based on information obtained by inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.

serum diagnosis  serodiagnosis.

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serum diagnosis.

See serologic diagnosis.