seroconversion meaning: definition, etymology

seroconversion

noun

Etymology From sero- + conversion.

Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Broadly Change between the states of seronegativity and seropositivity, in either direction: either the process of this change or an instance of it.

Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Broadly Such change in the negative-to-positive direction, as a result of infection or immunization: the development of specific antibodies in the blood serum.

Derived terms: preseroconversion, seroconversion illness
Related terms: seroconcordance, seroconvert, serodiscordance