seropositive
showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
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How to use seropositive in a sentence
Because the research team was only able to document cases in which people were symptomatic and were seropositive for the virus, Ranney agreed that results may be an underestimate.
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British Dictionary definitions for seropositive
/ (ˌsɪərəʊˈpɔzɪtɪv) /
(of a person whose blood has been tested for a specific disease, such as AIDS) showing a serological reaction indicating the presence of the disease
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