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of or relating to serology
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| serological |
serologic: of or relating to serology
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| serologic test |
Any of a number of tests that are performed on the clear portion of blood (serum). Often refers to a test that determines the presence of antibodies to antigens such as viruses. See also Antibodies; Antigen; Serum.
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| serologic t. |
any laboratory test involving serologic reactions (precipitin reaction, agglutination, complement fixation, etc.), especially any such test measuring serum antibody titer.
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| serologic t. for syphilis |
any test for serum antibodies indicative of Treponema pallidum infection. There are two types: nontreponemal antigen tests detect antibodies to substance (reagin) derived from host tissues, now known to consist of the phospholipids cardiolipin and lecithin; they originated with the Wassermann test and are now represented by the VDRL and RPR (rapid plasma reagin) tests. Treponemal antigen tests detect specific antitreponemal antibodies; they originated with the TPI (T. pallidum immobilization) test and are now represented by the DFA-TP (direct fluorescent antibodyT. pallidum) test, the FTA-ABS (fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption) test, the MHA-TP (microhemagglutination assayT. pallidum), and assays using ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) methods. The term “serologic tests for syphilis” is occasionally used with reference only to nontreponemal antigen tests.
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