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adj
Of blood serum, testing positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV (HIV positive).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: seronegative
adj
Of a person or animal, having seropositive blood serum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: seronegative
noun
A person with such blood serum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English positive English seropositive From sero- + positive.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
