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seroconversion
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See also: séroconversion and seroconversión
English
Etymology
From sero- + conversion.
Noun
seroconversion (countable and uncountable, plural seroconversions)
- (biology, medicine, loosely) Change between the states of seronegativity and seropositivity, in either direction: either the process of this change or an instance of it.
- Hyponym: serodeconversion
- Coordinate terms: seronegativity, seropositivity
- (often strictly) Such change in the negative-to-positive direction, as a result of infection or immunization: the development of specific antibodies in the blood serum.
- Antonym: serodeconversion
- Coordinate terms: seronegativity, seropositivity
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Translations
development of antibodies in blood serum
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