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serology

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The characteristics of the blood serum in a particular disease or organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, proscribed, sometimes

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: medical science

History

Etymology

From sero- + -logy.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: serologia — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血清學 /血清学 (xuèqīngxué) — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Czech: sérologie — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Finnish: seerumioppi — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Finnish: serologia — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • French: sérologie — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Galician: seroloxía — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Italian: serologia — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Japanese: 血清学 (kesseigaku) — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Korean: 혈청학 (hyeolcheonghak) — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Portuguese: serologia — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Spanish: serología — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Vietnamese: huyết thanh học — science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum
  • Czech: sérologie — blood test to detect the presence of antibodies
  • Finnish: serologinen tutkimus — blood test to detect the presence of antibodies
  • Finnish: vasta-ainetutkimus — blood test to detect the presence of antibodies
  • French: sérologie — blood test to detect the presence of antibodies
  • Vietnamese: xét nghiệm huyết thanh học — blood test to detect the presence of antibodies