| sero- | Serum, serous. Origin: L. Serum, whey (05 Mar 2000) |
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| serocolitis | Synonym: pericolitis. Origin: Mod. L. Serosa, serous membrane, + colitis (05 Mar 2000) |
| seroconversion | <immunology> The change of a serologic test from negative to positive, indicating the development of antibodies in response to infection or immunisation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| serocystic | Relating to one or more serous cysts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serodiagnosis | Diagnosis by means of a reaction using blood serum or other serous fluids in the body (serologic tests). (05 Mar 2000) |
| seroenteritis | Synonym: perienteritis. Origin: Mod. L. Serosa, serous membrane, + enteritis (05 Mar 2000) |
| seroepidemiologic methods | Epidemiologic studies based on the detection through serological testing of characteristic change in the serum level of specific antibodies. Latent subclinical infections and carrier states can thus be detected in addition to clinically overt cases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| seroepidemiology | Epidemiological study based on the detection of infection by serological testing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofast | 1. Pertaining to a serum in which there is little or no change in the titre of antibody, even under conditions of treatment or immunologic stimulation. 2. Resistant to the destructive effect of sera. Synonym: serofast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofibrinous | Denoting an exudate composed of serum and fibrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofibrinous inflammation | Inflammation in which the exudate consists chiefly of serous fluid with an unusually large proportion of fibrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofibrinous pleurisy | The more common form of pleurisy, characterised by a fibrinous exudate on the surface of the pleura and an extensive effusion of serous fluid into the pleural cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofibrous | Relating to a serous membrane and a fibrous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serolin | <physiology> A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc. A body found in faecal matter and thought to be formed in the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile. Synonym: stercorin, and stercolin. Origin: Serum + L. Oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| serologic | Relating to serology. (05 Mar 2000) |