Biochemical tests are most often applied to samples of serum, plasma and urine where levels of specific chemicals are measured and the results compared with those representative of a healthy individual. ... Specialized assays are used to measure the levels of various hormones in the blood.
Clinical pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood, urine, and tissue homogenates or extracts using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology.
A serology blood test is performed to detect and measure the levels of antibodies as a result of exposure to a particular bacteria or virus.
the branch of medicine involving study and treatment of the blood.
Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa
A hormonal assay test is performed to give an indication of metabolic processes and conditions, or 'hormone imbalance'.