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serodiscordant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
serodis-cor-dant
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a couple: with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative.

noun

A person in such a relationship.

Etymology

From sero- + discordant

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

serodiscordants (plural)

Phrases

post-exposure prophylaxis pre-exposure prophylaxis

Frequently Paired Words

seroconcordance seroconversion serodiscordance seronegative seronegativity seropositive seropositivity antiretroviral

Antonyms

seroconcordant concordant

Questions

What does serodiscordant mean?
Of a couple: with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative.
Where does serodiscordant come from?
From sero- + discordant

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