seropositivity
The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive…The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
(broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable)Seropositivity prevalence rate: synonym of seroprevalence.
At first, the prophylaxis budgeting efforts were triaged to the areas with the highest seropositivity.
Origin
From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.
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Forms
plural: seropositivities| Singular | seropositivity |
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Antonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
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