seroprevalent

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adjective

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

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

adjectiveseroprevalent (comparative more seroprevalent, superlative most seroprevalent)

comparative more seroprevalent · superlative most seroprevalent

  1. medicineThat gives a positive response to a blood test for a specific disease

Origin

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

From sero- + prevalent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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