Crossword clues for serology
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1907, from sero-, comb. form of serum, + -ology. Related: Serological; serologist.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum. 2 The characteristics of the blood serums of a particular disease or organism. 3 (context informal English) A blood test to detect the presence of antibodies.
WordNet
n. the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease
Wikipedia
Serology is the scientific study of serum and other bodily fluids. In practice, the term usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum. Such antibodies are typically formed in response to an infection (against a given microorganism), against other foreign proteins (in response, for example, to a mismatched blood transfusion), or to one's own proteins (in instances of autoimmune disease).
Serological tests may be performed for diagnostic purposes when an infection is suspected, in rheumatic illnesses, and in many other situations, such as checking an individual's blood type. Serology blood tests help to diagnose patients with certain immune deficiencies associated with the lack of antibodies, such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia. In such cases, tests for antibodies will be consistently negative.
There are several serology techniques that can be used depending on the antibodies being studied. These include: ELISA, agglutination, precipitation, complement-fixation, and fluorescent antibodies.
Some serological tests are not limited to blood serum, but can also be performed on other bodily fluids such as semen and saliva, which have (roughly) similar properties to serum.
Serological tests may also be used in forensic serology, specifically for a piece of evidence (e.g., linking a rapist to a semen sample).
Usage examples of "serology".
SEROLOGY - the serologist studies blood and other bodily fluids for identification purposes.
EDTA prevents blood samples from coagulating in the test tubes, so the serology and DNA tests can be performed.
This was more valuable than all the DNA testing, serology, and fingerprinting in the world.
The results of the group serology tests he had asked Chekov for were confusing, to say the least.
After lunch I went upstairs to serology and was surprised to find Betty and Wingo with their backs to the door, their heads together as they looked at something white inside a small plastic bag.