seronegative

se·ro·neg·a·tive

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seer-oh-neg-uh-tiv]
- /ˌsɪər oʊˈnɛg ə tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seer-oh-neg-uh-tiv]
- /ˌsɪər oʊˈnɛg ə tɪv/

Definitions of seronegative word

adjective seronegative showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested. 1
adjective seronegative (of a person whose blood has been tested for a specific disease, such as AIDS) showing no serological reaction indicating the presence of the disease 0
adjective seronegative being or having a negative test result for the presence of a specific antibody in the serum of the blood 0

See all 3 definitions of seronegative

Information block about the term

Origin of seronegative

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; sero- + negative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Seronegative

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seronegative

seronegative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

seronegative usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Matching words

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?