clinical serology

noun

Meaning

The branch of laboratory medicine that identifies and quantifies antibodies or antigens in blood serum to diagnose infectious diseases or immune disorders.

Examples

  • The hospital's clinical serology department processed hundreds of samples to track the spread of the outbreak.
  • Advances in clinical serology have made it possible to detect early-stage infections with high precision.

Synonyms: serological testing, immunodiagnostics, antibody screening, serodiagnosis