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  serocolitis se·ro·co·li·tis (sēr’ō-kə-lī’tĭs) n. See pericolitis.

• Seroconversion

  seroconversion se·ro·con·ver·sion (sēr’ō-kən-vûr’zhən, -shən) n. Development of antibodies in blood serum as a result of infection or immunization.

• Seroconvert

  verb 1. (intransitive) (of an individual) to produce antibodies specific to, and in response to the presence in the blood of, a particular antigen, such as a virus or vaccine

• Serodiagnosis

  [seer-oh-dahy-uh g-noh-sis] /ˌsɪər oʊˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs/ noun, plural serodiagnoses [seer-oh-dahy-uh g-noh-seez] /ˌsɪər oʊˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ siz/ (Show IPA). Medicine/Medical. 1. a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body. serodiagnosis se·ro·di·ag·no·sis (sēr’ō-dī’əg-nō’sĭs) n. pl. se·ro·di·ag·no·ses (-sēz) Diagnosis of disease based on reactions in the blood serum.

• Serodiscordant

  [seer-oh-dis-kawr-dnt] /ˌsɪər oʊ dɪsˈkɔr dnt/ adjective 1. pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.

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