serodiscordant

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Etymology

From sero- +‎ discordant

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Adjective

serodiscordant (not comparable)

  1. (immunology) Of a couple with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative.

Usage notes

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

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Noun

serodiscordant (plural serodiscordants)

  1. A person in such a relationship.