Definitions

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  • adjective Indicating a negative reaction to a serological blood test, especially one testing for the presence of antibodies.

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  • adjective : Testing negative for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
  • adjective of a person or animal : Having seronegative blood serum.

Etymologies

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From sero- +‎ negative.

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Examples

  • Dr. Chang-Miller's primary field is rheumatology with special interests in inflammatory joint diseases called seronegative spondyloarthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

    All MayoClinic.com Topics 2010

  • Dr. Chang-Miller's primary field is rheumatology with special interests in inflammatory joint diseases called seronegative spondyloarthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

    All MayoClinic.com Topics 2010

  • Dr. Chang-Miller's primary field is rheumatology with special interests in inflammatory joint diseases called seronegative spondyloarthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

    All MayoClinic.com Topics 2009

  • Last week, I was diagnosed with seronegative arthritis, in addition to the fibromyalgia.

    The Health FAQ 2007

  • Crohn learned about Delta 32 after he was enrolled in a 1994 Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center study of a dozen HIV-exposed individuals who remained seronegative over long periods of time.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • Last week, I was diagnosed with seronegative arthritis, in addition to the fibromyalgia.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • Crohn learned about Delta 32 after he was enrolled in a 1994 Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center study of a dozen HIV-exposed individuals who remained seronegative over long periods of time.

    Medieval DNA, Modern Medicine 2007

  • Everyone might come back seronegative, and you'd never know if it was the test or the truth was his direct quote.

    Sitemeter Loves Me 1 Dinosaur 2007

  • A patient who has tested seronegative may have a clinical presentation consistent with Lyme disease, especially if there is no evidence to indicate another illness.

    Archive 2007-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2007

  • Furthermore, we observed no difference in any of the B19 infection parameters between the cells obtained from B19 seropositive and seronegative donors.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Claudia Filippone et al. 2010

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