seropositivity
seropositivity noun: the quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
Noun
seropositivity (countable and uncountable, plural seropositivities)
- 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.1986, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Confronting AIDS: Directions for Public Health, Health Care, and Research, National Academy Press, page 127
- Antonyms:
- seronegativity
- Seropositivity prevalence rate: synonym of seroprevalence.
- At first, the prophylaxis budgeting efforts were triaged to the areas with the highest seropositivity.
Antonyms of seropositivity
Forms of seropositivity
| plural | seropositivities |
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Origin of seropositivity
From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.
Questions about seropositivity
- What does seropositivity mean?
- Seropositivity means the quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
- What part of speech is seropositivity?
- Seropositivity is a noun.
- What is the plural of seropositivity?
- The plural of seropositivity is seropositivities.
Words near seropositivity in the dictionary
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