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noun
The rate of seropositivity in a population; the proportion of a population whose blood serum tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English prevalence English seroprevalence From sero- + prevalence.
