Etymograph

English

seroreactive

From sero- + reactive.

Formed from sero- + reactive

Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to flow, run’

Proto-Indo-European *sér-o- ‘flowing, liquid’

Proto-Italic *serom ‘liquid’

Latin serum ‘some other watery liquid’

English sero-

Today it means

adj That reacts (e.g. to a virus) in blood serum

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Etymograph / seroreactive