"seropositivity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seropositivities [plural]
Etymology: From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity. Etymology templates: {{af|en|seropositive|-ity}} seropositive + -ity, {{af|en|sero-|positivity}} sero- + positivity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} seropositivity (countable and uncountable, plural seropositivities)
  1. The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seropositivity-en-noun-BCdFH-OM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sero-, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sero-: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 75 25
  2. Seropositivity rate, seroprevalence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seropositivity-en-noun-KlpC-T6S

Inflected forms

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