serodiagnosis
/ˌsɪroʊˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs/
noun
- A medical diagnosis made by testing a person's blood serum for antibodies or other markers of disease.
- The doctor ordered a serodiagnosis to confirm whether the patient had been exposed to the virus.
- Serodiagnosis is often used to detect infections like HIV and hepatitis.
- Advances in serodiagnosis have made it possible to identify diseases much earlier than before.