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UK
/səɹˈɒlədʒi/
]
[ US /sɛˈɹɑɫədʒi/ ]
[ US /sɛˈɹɑɫədʒi/ ]
NOUN
- the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease
How To Use serology In A Sentence
- The diagnosis is particularly challenging, because serology and skin testing are not reliable in immunocompromised patients, emphasizing the need for accurate histologic identification.
- Other frequently performed tests included histopathologic studies on tissues, blood typing, syphilis serology, and 2 components of drugs of abuse testing.
- Serology detects antibodies against malaria parasites, using either an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Malaria
- I think it is all going to be in the sealed search warrants and arrest warrants, and we know those items were sent to the serology unit.
- Hepatitis serology and blood cultures were unremarkable.
- Laboratory diagnosis is primarily by serology, although antigen detection in tissue by immunohistochemistry and amplification of any RNA in blood and tissue can be used.
- The results of serology tests for other viruses, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, cytomegalovirus, mononucleosis, Coxsackievirus, and echovirus were negative.
- The instrument used was based on topics included in the Illinois study and updated by consulting current immunology and serology textbooks.
- Despite a large number of studies 38-42 published, serology has found little place in the routine diagnosis of tuberculosis in children, even though it is rapid and does not require specimen from the site of disease.
- The blood collected for HIV serology was allowed to clot for 30 min at room temperature.