serodiscordant

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Etymology[edit]

From sero- +‎ discordant

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Adjective[edit]

serodiscordant (not comparable)

  1. (immunology) Of a couple with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative.

Usage notes[edit]

In the field of public health and NGO work in AIDS, this term is usually shortened to discordant, with the meaning clear from context.

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Noun[edit]

serodiscordant (plural serodiscordants)

  1. A person in such a relationship.