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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 of brain abscess mandates other studies seeking the etiology, which may include HIV serology, sinus studies, and transesophageal echocardiogram.
- The diagnosis of acute or chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer was determined using previously established criteria that incorporated symptoms, radiology, pathology, and serology.
- State public health laboratories can test for hantavirus by serology, immunochemistry, or virus remnant amplification.
- The study of small group discussion of patient cases took place in a semester-long 3-credit junior/senior level undergraduate course in clinical immunology and serology with 67 students.
- Blood sample for HIV serology and two sputum specimens were collected from each patient.
- However, a nasopharyngeal aspirate is the best specimen for detecting influenza viruses, and polymerase chain reaction is more sensitive than tissue culture when serology is the reference standard.
- To diagnose gluten sensitivity, Dr. Fasano relies on a few tests to rule out other causes while confirming the reaction negative immune-allergy tests to wheat, negative celiac serology, negative duodenal histopathology, presence of biomarkers of gluten immune-reaction. Manuel Villacorta: Should Everyone Avoid Gluten for Good Health?
- While delivery of immunology courses varied, almost 70% of all programs offered a combination course including both serology and principles of immunology.
- Diagnosis is based on clinical and neurophysiological findings, serology, and by identifying the organism or toxin.
- Serology detects antibodies against malaria parasites, using either an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Malaria