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serologic

serologic

1 8.6
About tests of the liquid part of blood that look for antibodies
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɪəˈrɑːlədʒɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : serológico
  • 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

  • LNV was initially confirmed in 1997 by serologic testing of a patient with HPS who died.

    Academic text (2012)
  • On the basis of serum samples obtained at study entry, 3 of these participants had a serologic profile indicating past infection.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The diagnosis in case-patients 1 and 2 in the current study was achieved by serologic testing as well.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Virologic and serologic analyses were carried out to find the associated agent.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Diagnosis is made by correlating histologic and serologic data, but the history is important, too.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Infection was confirmed by serologic testing for eight patients and by IHC and RT-PCR for two patients.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Deny eligibility for appointment or enlistment for military service to individuals with serologic evidence of HIV-1 infection.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Clinical presentations, epidemiologic findings, and serologic results suggest that the virus causing this outbreak was a henipavirus.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Abdominal ultrasonography and serologic studies to detect infection with HIV and hepatitis A, B, and C viruses were reviewed.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The laboratory used serologic tests to determine if the patients had been exposed to the virus.

Synonyms

serological
vsserologic
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Relating to blood tests that look for antibodies

relates to study of blood serum without specific immune focus

Compounds

A lab test that uses an enzyme to find antibodies or germs in blood

Surface Forms

serologic positive

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.