English Words: S

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Fear of, dislike of, or prejudice against seropositives.

Of or pertaining to serophobia.

seropositioningnoun

The choosing of sexual activities depending on one's HIV status

seropositiveadj

Of blood serum, testing positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV (HIV positive).

seropositivesnoun

plural of seropositive

seropositivitynoun

The quality or state of being seropositive, of having blood serum that tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.

seropredominancenoun

The predominance of a particular serovar in a population

seroprevalencenoun

The rate of seropositivity in a population; the proportion of a population whose blood serum tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.

seroprevalentadj

That gives a positive response to a blood test for a specific disease

seroprofilenoun

A serological profile

seroprophylaxisnoun

Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.

seroprotectverb

To protect by means of seroprotection

seroprotectedverb

simple past and past participle of seroprotect

seroprotectionnoun

The protection obtained by vaccination.

seroprotectiveadj

Relating to seroprotection.

seroprotectivitynoun

The degree of seroprotection conferred by something.

seroproteinnoun

Any protein found in blood serum

seroproteinaceousadj

Relating to or composed of seroprotein.

seropuriformadj

Synonym of seropurulent.

seropurulentadj

That consists of both serum and pus.

A mixture of serum and pus.

Trade name of quetiapine, an antipsychotic drug.

seroreactionnoun

reaction of blood serum (typically to a virus)

seroreactiveadj

That reacts (e.g. to a virus) in blood serum

seroreactivitynoun

The reactivity of blood serum, especially to a virus.

seroreactornoun

A seroreactive organism

seroreductionnoun

A reduction in seropositivity

seroresistancenoun

A failure to become seronegative after treatment

seroresistantadj

Exhibiting seroresistance

serorespondernoun

A seroresponsive person

seroresponsenoun

A (positive or negative) serological response to vaccination

seroresponsiveadj

That produces a seroresponse

seroreversionnoun

The reversion of a seroconversion (when tests can no longer detect antibodies in a patient's serum)

To carry out a seroreversion

seroreverternoun

A person who has undergone seroreversion

Synonym of serous membrane.

Of or relating to the serosa.

In a serosal manner

A serological sample

serosamplingnoun

serological sampling

serosanguineadj

Serosanguinous.

serosanguineousadj

Relating to, or containing both whole blood and serum

serosanguinolentadj

Synonym of serosanguineous.

serosanguinousadj

serosanguineous (comprising or relating to both serum and blood).

seroscreeningnoun

serological screening

serous

serosensitiveadj

sensitive to the presence of pathogens (especially to HIV) in the blood

Synonym of seronegative.

The quality or state of being serous.

To sort according to serostatus

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 280. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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