immunopositive

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adjective

That generates a positive response to a test for a specific antigen or antibody

Opposite
immunonegative
OriginEnglish positive ← Old French positif ← Latin positivus →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmunopositive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableimmunologyThat generates a positive response to a test for a specific antigen or antibody

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
immunonegative

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  17. Proto-Italic*po
  18. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  20. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  22. Proto-Italic*sinō
  23. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  24. Latinpōnō
  25. Latinīvus
  26. Latinpositivus
  27. Old Frenchpositif
  28. Englishpositive
  29. Englishimmunopositive

From immuno- + positive.

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APA

immunopositive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunopositive

MLA

“immunopositive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunopositive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunopositive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunopositive.

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