Serology


noun
1.
the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
noun
1.
the science concerned with serums

serology se·rol·o·gy (sĭ-rŏl’ə-jē)
n.

The science that deals with the properties and reactions of serums, especially blood serum.

The characteristics of a disease or an organism shown by study of blood serums.

se’ro·log’ic or se’ro·log’i·cal adj.

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