seroprevalence

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noun

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

OriginEnglish prevalence ← Latin serum ← Proto-Italic *serom →
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Meanings

nounseroprevalence (countable and uncountable, plural seroprevalences)

plural seroprevalences

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sér-o-
  3. Proto-Italic*serom
  4. Latinserum
  5. Englishserum
  6. Englishsero-
  7. Englishprevalence
  8. Englishseroprevalence

From sero- + prevalence.

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APA

seroprevalence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seroprevalence

MLA

“seroprevalence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seroprevalence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seroprevalence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seroprevalence.

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