See Also: sero-(medicine)
sero-(dictionary)

sero- (iou)



sero- combining form.
[from SERUM: see -O-.]
Medicine & Biology.
Of or pertaining to serum.
Pertaining to, consisting of, or involving serum and.
Characterized by serous effusion or infiltration, or involving a serous membrane. rare.
seroaggluti'nation noun agglutination of cultured cells of a micro-organism by an antiserum, showing the serological identity of the micro-organism with the one that gave rise to the antiserum E20.
serocon'version noun a change from a seronegative to a seropositive state M20.
serocon'vert verb intrans. undergo seroconversion M20.
serodiag'nosis noun diagnosis by serological means L19.
serodiag'nostic adjective of or pertaining to serodiagnosis L19.
serodifferenti'ation noun differentiation between micro-organisms by serological means M20.
seroepidemio'logic adjective (chiefly US) = seroepidemiological M20.
seroepidemio'logical adjective of, pertaining to, or involving seroepidemiology M20.
seroepidemi'ology noun the branch of science that deals with the prevalence and distribution of a pathogen in a population, as investigated by serological means M20.
sero'fibrinous adjective consisting of fibrin-rich serum E20.
serogroup noun & verb (a) noun a group of serotypes with similar but distinguishable serological reactions; (b) verb trans. assign to a particular serogroup: M20.
sero-i'mmunity noun immunity conferred by the administration of antiserum E20.
sero'negative adjective showing or characterized by the absence of a specific serological reaction M20.
sero'positive adjective showing or characterized by the presence of a specific serological reaction M20.
seroposi'tivity noun the degree to which something is seropositive M20.
sero'prevalence noun the prevalence of a pathogen in a population as measured serologically L20.
sero'purulent adjective of or characterized by sero-pus M19.
sero-pus noun a mixture of serum and pus L19.
sero-san'guineous adjective consisting of blood and serum M19.
serotaxo'nomic adjective of, pertaining to, or involving serotaxonomy M20.
serota'xonomy noun the investigation of taxonomic relationships by means of the serological cross-reactions between proteins from different organisms M20.
serothera'peutic adjective of or pertaining to serotherapy E20.
sero'therapy noun treatment (of disease or infection) with serum L19.
serovar noun = SEROTYPE noun L20.