Medical term:
seronegativity
seronegative
[se″ro-neg´ah-tiv]showing negative results on serologic examination; showing a low level of antibody.
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se·ro·neg·a·tive
(sē'rō-neg'ă-tiv),Lacking an antibody of a specific type in serum; used to mean absence of previous infection with a specific agent (for example, rubella virus), disappearance of antibodies after treatment of a disease (for example, syphilis), or absence of antibody usually found in a given syndrome (for example, rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor).
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seronegative
(sîr′ō-nĕg′ə-tĭv)adj.
Indicating a negative reaction to a serological blood test, especially one testing for the presence of antibodies.
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seronegative
Immunology The lack of antibodies or other immune markers in serum that would indicate exposure to a particular organism or antigen; in an immunocompetent person, exposure to an antigen results in a seroconversion and the subject is said to then be seropositive. Cf Seropositive.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
se·ro·neg·a·tive
(sēr'ō-neg'ă-tiv)Lacking an antibody of a specific type in serum; denoting absence of prior infection with a specific agent, disappearance of antibodies after treatment of a disease, or absence of antibody usually found in a given syndrome.
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se·ro·neg·a·tive
(sēr'ō-neg'ă-tiv)Lacking an antibody of a specific type in serum.
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