The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. The science that deals with the properties and reactions of serums, especially blood serum.
n. The characteristics of a disease or organism shown by study of blood serums: the serology of acquired immune deficiency syndrome; the serology of mammals.
n. The science that studies the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.
n. The characteristics of the blood serums of a particular disease or organism.
n. A blood test to detect the presence of antibodies.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The scientific, study or medical use of sera. See serumtherapy and immunity, 5.
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n. the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease
Word Usage
"Dengue diagnosis depends on serology, which is not useful in the early phase of the disease and virus isolation, which is laborious and time consuming."