| serologic tests | Diagnostic procedures involving immunoglobulin reactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| serological | <immunology> Pertaining to serology. (28 May 1998) |
| serology | <immunology, investigation> A blood test that detects the presence of antibodies to a particular antigen (for example rheumatoid factor, HIV test). (28 May 1998) |
| seroma | A mass or tumefaction caused by the localised accumulation of serum within a tissue or organ. Origin: sero-+ G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| seromembranous | Relating to a serous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seromucoid | General term for a mucoprotein (glycoprotein) from serum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seromucous | Pertaining to a mixture of watery and mucinous material, such as that of certain glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seromucous cells | Glandular cell's intermediate in histologic characteristics between serous and mucous cell's. Synonym: mucoalbuminous cells, seromucous cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seromucous gland | A gland in which some of the secretory cells are serous and some mucous, a gland whose cells secrete a fluid intermediate between a watery and a viscous mucoid substance. Synonym: glandula seromucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seromyotomy | Incision in the wall of a hollow viscus that involves the serosa and muscularis but not the mucosa. Origin: serosa 1. + G. Mys, muscle, + tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| seronegative | Lacking an antibody of a specific type in serum; used to mean absence of prior infection with a specific agent (e.g., rubella virus), disappearance of antibodies after treatment of a disease (e.g., syphilis), or absence of antibody usually found in a given syndrome (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor). (05 Mar 2000) |
| seropositive | <epidemiology> N., an individual whose serotype suggests that they have experienced infection in the past. (05 Dec 1998) |
| seroprevalence | <immunology, investigation> The rate at which a given population tests positive on the ELISA test for particular antibodies. For HIV, the seroprevalence rate is nearly the same as the rate of HIV infection in a given population, leaving out mainly those who were recently infected. (28 May 1998) |
| seropurulent | Composed of or containing both serum and pus; denoting a discharge of thin watery pus (seropus). (05 Mar 2000) |
| seropus | Purulent serum, i.e., pus largely diluted with serum. (05 Mar 2000) |