Seropositivity
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV. countable, uncountable
"Pretest probability inversely correlates with the probability that the reported seropositivity is a false-positive."
- 2 Seropositivity prevalence rate: synonym of seroprevalence. broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable
"At first, the prophylaxis budgeting efforts were triaged to the areas with the highest seropositivity."
Synonyms
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More examples"Pretest probability inversely correlates with the probability that the reported seropositivity is a false-positive."
Etymology
From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.