"serology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serologies [plural]
Etymology: From sero- + -logy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sero|logy}} sero- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} serology (countable and uncountable, plural serologies)
  1. The science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum): serologia [feminine] (Catalan), 血清學 (Chinese Mandarin), 血清学 (xuèqīngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), sérologie [feminine] (Czech), seerumioppi (Finnish), serologia (Finnish), sérologie [feminine] (French), seroloxía [feminine] (Galician), serologia [feminine] (Italian), 血清学 (kesseigaku) (alt: けっせいがく) (Japanese), 혈청학 (hyeolcheonghak) (alt: 血淸學) (Korean), serologia [feminine] (Portuguese), serología [feminine] (Spanish), huyết thanh học (alt: 血清學) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-serology-en-noun-xUjxXcDO Disambiguation of Medicine: 34 32 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sero-, English terms suffixed with -logy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 33 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sero-: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 45 30 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 32 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 32 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 46 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 30 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 48 30 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 46 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 28 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 45 29 26 Disambiguation of 'science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum': 69 15 15
  2. The characteristics of the blood serum in a particular disease or organism. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-serology-en-noun-jIWiEFXb Disambiguation of Medicine: 34 32 34 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sero-, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sero-: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 33 29
  3. (countable, informal, sometimes proscribed) 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). Tags: countable, informal, proscribed, sometimes Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (blood test to detect the presence of antibodies): sérologie [feminine] (Czech), serologinen tutkimus (Finnish), vasta-ainetutkimus (Finnish), sérologie [feminine] (French), xét nghiệm huyết thanh học (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-serology-en-noun-myGESIyX Disambiguation of Medicine: 34 32 34 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sero-, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sero-: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of 'blood test to detect the presence of antibodies': 17 14 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: immunoserology, microserology, mycoserology, serologic, serologically, serologist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "serología"
    },
    {
      "alt": "血清學",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum",
      "word": "huyết thanh học"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "blood test to detect the presence of antibodies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sérologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "blood test to detect the presence of antibodies",
      "word": "serologinen tutkimus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "blood test to detect the presence of antibodies",
      "word": "vasta-ainetutkimus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "blood test to detect the presence of antibodies",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sérologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "blood test to detect the presence of antibodies",
      "word": "xét nghiệm huyết thanh học"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "serology"
  ],
  "word": "serology"
}

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