serology

English

Etymology

From sero- +‎ -logy.

Noun

serology (countable and uncountable, plural serologies)

1. The science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.
2. The characteristics of the blood serum in a particular disease or organism.
3. (countable, informal, sometimes proscribed) A serologic test: a blood test to detect the presence of, and often to measure the amount of, various components of the serum (usually antibodies, antigens, and immune complexes thereof).

   Coordinate term: chemistry

   Diagnosis is presumptive by history and physical examination and is confirmed by serologies.

Derived terms

• immunoserology
• microserology
• mycoserology
• serologic
• serologically
• serologist

 

Translations

science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum

• Catalan: serologia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 血清學 / 血清学 (zh) (xuèqīngxué)

• Czech: sérologie (cs) f
• Finnish: seerumioppi, serologia
• French: sérologie (fr) f
• Galician: seroloxía (gl) f
• Italian: serologia f
• Japanese: 血清学 (けっせいがく, kesseigaku)
• Korean: 혈청학(血淸學) (hyeolcheonghak)
• Portuguese: serologia f
• Spanish: serología (es) f
• Vietnamese: huyết thanh học (血清學)

characteristics of the blood serums of a particular disease or organism

blood test to detect the presence of antibodies

• Czech: sérologie (cs) f
• Finnish: serologinen tutkimus, vasta-ainetutkimus
• French: sérologie (fr) f
• Vietnamese: xét nghiệm huyết thanh học