"serostatus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serostatuses [plural]
Etymology: sero- + status Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sero|status}} sero- + status Head templates: {{en-noun}} serostatus (plural serostatuses)
  1. (medicine) The presence or absence of specific substances in blood serum (but especially HIV) Wikipedia link: serostatus Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: seropositive, seronegative, serodisclosure
    Sense id: en-serostatus-en-noun-kJk9yXcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sero- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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