serology
serology noun: the science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.
Noun
serology (countable and uncountable, plural serologies)
- The science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.
- The characteristics of the blood serum in a particular disease or organism.
- 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).
- Diagnosis is presumptive by history and physical examination and is confirmed by serologies.
serology meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
serology in Tamil
- ஊனீரியல், சீரவியல், ஊநீரியல், குருதி நிணநீரியல்
serology in Vietnamese
- science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
- huyết thanh học
- blood test to detect the presence of antibodies
- xét nghiệm huyết thanh học
Forms of serology
| plural | serologies |
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Origin of serology
From sero- + -logy.
Words formed from serology
Questions about serology
- What does serology mean?
- Serology means the science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.
- What is serology in Tamil?
- Serology in Tamil is ஊனீரியல், சீரவியல், ஊநீரியல். See Serology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is serology?
- Serology is a noun.
- What is the plural of serology?
- The plural of serology is serologies.
Words near serology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: serology (page history and authors); serology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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