serologic
- adjective
- /ˌsɪəˈrɑːlədʒɪk/
- Specialized
- Future studies would be enhanced by serologic analyses and investigations focusing on nutrition and drinking water in tropical countries.
- serologic test
- serologic evidence
- serologic analysis
Examples
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LNV was initially confirmed in 1997 by serologic testing of a patient with HPS who died.
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On the basis of serum samples obtained at study entry, 3 of these participants had a serologic profile indicating past infection.
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The diagnosis in case-patients 1 and 2 in the current study was achieved by serologic testing as well.
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Virologic and serologic analyses were carried out to find the associated agent.
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Diagnosis is made by correlating histologic and serologic data, but the history is important, too.
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Infection was confirmed by serologic testing for eight patients and by IHC and RT-PCR for two patients.
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Deny eligibility for appointment or enlistment for military service to individuals with serologic evidence of HIV-1 infection.
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Clinical presentations, epidemiologic findings, and serologic results suggest that the virus causing this outbreak was a henipavirus.
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Abdominal ultrasonography and serologic studies to detect infection with HIV and hepatitis A, B, and C viruses were reviewed.
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The laboratory used serologic tests to determine if the patients had been exposed to the virus.
Synonyms
Relating to blood tests that look for antibodies
Compounds
- Specialized
A lab test that uses an enzyme to find antibodies or germs in blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
serologic = serology (semi-transparent) = sero + log + ic
The adjective is a regular suffixal derivative of 'serology' with the common adjectival suffix -ic.
Etymology
Serologic comes from serum, which means the 'liquid part of blood', and the ending -ic, which means 'relating to'. So serologic means 'relating to blood serum', for example tests that look for antibodies, the proteins that fight infection.