serologistn.
/sɪəˈrɒlədʒɪst/, /sᵻˈrɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /sᵻˈrɑlədʒəst/ A student or practitioner of serology.
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serologist1914
1914 Lancet 25 Apr. 1216/2 (heading) Appointment of serologist in Calcutta.
1939 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 1 Apr. 1245/1 The physical condition of the patient was not known to the serologist at the time the blood studies were made.
1959 F. M. Burnet Clonal Select. Theory Acquired Immunity iii. 30 As every serologist knows, absorption of the serum with a series of more or less closely related bacterial suspensions will leave behind antibody solutions of quite distinct functional character.
1976 ‘J. Ross’ I know what it's like to Die xxx. 199 ‘Is there any news about the blood in the Ford?’.. ‘Sorry... The serologist was out.’
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