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Doctor wearing gloves and a mask uses a pipette to transfer blood into a petri dish, with test tubes containing blood samples on the laboratory table.
blood analysis The physical and chemical properties of a sample of blood are examined during blood analysis. The examination of blood is important for the accurate diagnosis of disease.

serological test

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serological test, any of several laboratory procedures carried out on a sample of blood serum (the clear liquid that separates from the blood when it is allowed to clot) for the purpose of detecting antibodies or antibody-like substances that appear specifically in association with certain diseases. There are different types of serological tests—for example, flocculation tests, neutralization tests, hemagglutinin-inhibition tests, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), and chemiluminescence immunoassays. Among flocculation tests, complement-fixation tests are the most...

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