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seropositivity

noun

Etymology

From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.

  1. derived from positivus
  2. derived from positif
  3. prefixed as seropositive — “sero + positive”
  4. formed as seropositivity — “seropositive + -ity”

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for…

    The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.

    • Pretest probability inversely correlates with the probability that the reported seropositivity is a false-positive.
    • As discussed above, because of the severe consequences of HIV infection, a few states have required that ARC and even seropositivity be reported.

  2. Seropositivity prevalence rate

    Seropositivity prevalence rate: synonym of seroprevalence.

    • At first, the prophylaxis budgeting efforts were triaged to the areas with the highest seropositivity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for seropositivity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA