serodiagnose

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verb

To diagnose based on a reaction of a patient's blood serum

OriginEnglish diagnose ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) →
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Meanings

verbserodiagnose (third-person singular simple present serodiagnoses, present participle serodiagnosing, simple past and past participle serodiagnosed)

present singular third person serodiagnoses · participle present serodiagnosing · participle past serodiagnosed · past serodiagnosed

  1. medicineTo diagnose based on a reaction of a patient's blood serum

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sér-o-
  3. Proto-Italic*serom
  4. Latinserum
  5. Englishserum
  6. Englishsero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  10. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  11. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  15. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  16. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  18. Latindiagnōsis
  19. Englishdiagnosisbf.
  20. Englishdiagnose
  21. Englishserodiagnose

From sero- + diagnose.

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Chicago

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