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● séropositif, séropositive adjectif et nom Se dit d'un sujet dont le sérum contient des anticorps spécifiques. Se dit de quelqu'un pour qui le sérodiagnostic du virus du sida est positif.
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séropositive
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seropositive — [sir΄ō päz′ə tiv] adj. being or having a positive test result for the presence of a specific antibody in the serum of the blood … English World dictionary
seropositive — adjective a) Testing positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV (HIV positive). Other tests (marked ‘+ +’ in Table 2C.8) are more sensitive in that they produce higher antibody titres but they do not detect substantially more seropositive… … Wiktionary
seropositive — Containing antibody of a specific type in serum; used to indicate presence of immunological evidence of a specific infection ( e.g., Lyme disease, syphilis) or presence of a diagnostically useful antibody ( e.g., rheumatoid … Medical dictionary
seropositive — adjective Date: circa 1930 having or being a positive serum reaction especially in a test for the presence of an antibody • seropositivity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
seropositive — /sear oh poz i tiv/, adj. Med. showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested. [1930 35; SERO + POSITIVE] * * * … Universalium
seropositive — (or seronegative) adjective Medicine giving a positive (or negative) result in a test of blood serum, especially for the presence of a virus. Derivatives seronegativity noun seropositivity noun … English new terms dictionary
seropositive — se·ro·positive … English syllables
seropositive — se•ro•pos•i•tive [[t]ˌsɪər oʊˈpɒz ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. imu med showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested • Etymology: 1930–35 se ro•pos… … From formal English to slang
seropositive — /ˈsɪəroʊpɒzətɪv/ (say searrohpozuhtiv) adjective showing a positive result to a blood test, indicating the presence of that which was tested for …
seropositive — I. |si(ˌ)rō sometimes |se( + adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sero + positive : having a positive serum reaction II. ˌ adjective Etymology: sero + positive (I) … Useful english dictionary
