Serodiagnosis


[seer-oh-dahy-uh g-noh-sis] /ˌsɪər oʊˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs/
noun, plural serodiagnoses
[seer-oh-dahy-uh g-noh-seez] /ˌsɪər oʊˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ siz/ (Show IPA). Medicine/Medical.
1.
a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.

serodiagnosis se·ro·di·ag·no·sis (sēr’ō-dī’əg-nō’sĭs)
n. pl. se·ro·di·ag·no·ses (-sēz)
Diagnosis of disease based on reactions in the blood serum.

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