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American Heritage Dictionary:
se·rol·o·gy |
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McGraw-Hill Science & Technology Encyclopedia:
Serology |
The division of biological science concerned with antigen-antibody reactions in serum. It properly encompasses any of these reactions, but is often used in a limited sense to denote laboratory diagnostic tests, especially for syphilis. The techniques of blood grouping have come from the study of antigen-antibody reactions in serum, as have techniques for identification of genetic polymorphism and quantitation of numerous serum proteins. With these advances came the means for developing transfusion therapy with cells and plasma. In addition, these techniques led to identification of antibodies involved in incompatibility reactions, such as in erythroblastosis fetalis, and the development of effective measures to prevent their occurrence. Further, extension of these techniques to identification of antigens on white cells led to effective methods of histocompatibility typing, facilitating organ transplantation. See also Transplantation biology.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
serology |
| serological, sero+, serino+ | |
| serosa, serotonergic, serotonin |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
serologist |
A specialist in serology. An old term for immunologist.
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Serology |
Serology is the scientific study of blood serum and other bodily fluids. In practice, the term usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum.[1] Such antibodies are typically formed in response to an infection (against a given microorganism),[2] 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.[1] 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 forensically, generally to link a perpetrator to a piece of evidence (e.g., linking a rapist to a semen sample).
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Serological surveys are often used by epidemiologists to determine the prevalence of a disease in a population. Such surveys are sometimes performed by random, anonymous sampling from samples taken for other sexual tests.
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Translations:
Serology |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - serologi, serumvidenskab
Nederlands (Dutch)
serologie, bloedkunde
Français (French)
n. - sérologie
Deutsch (German)
n. - Serologie, Serumkunde
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιατρ.) ορολογία, μελέτη των ορών
Português (Portuguese)
n. - serelogia (m) (Med.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - serología
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - serologi
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
血清学
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 血清學
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 혈청학, 혈청 반응 검사
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) علم المصول
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חקר הנוגדנים בדם והאפקטים שלהם
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