Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seropositivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: seropos-i-tiv-i-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Seropositivity prevalence rate: synonym of seroprevalence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pretest probability inversely correlates with the probability that the reported seropositivity is a false-positive."
"As discussed above, because of the severe consequences of HIV infection, a few states have required that ARC and even seropositivity be reported."
"At first, the prophylaxis budgeting efforts were triaged to the areas with the highest seropositivity."

Etymology

From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seropositivities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

seroconcordance serodiscordance seroconversion

Antonyms

seronegativity

Questions

What does seropositivity mean?: The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
Where does seropositivity come from?: From seropositive + -ity, or sero- + positivity.

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