serodiscordant

English

Etymology

From sero- +‎ discordant

Adjective

serodiscordant (not comparable)

  1. (immunology) Of a couple with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative.
    Antonyms: seroconcordant, concordant (elliptically)

Usage notes

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

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Noun

serodiscordant (plural serodiscordants)

  1. A person in such a relationship.
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