serostatus
nounEtymology From sero- + status.
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Medicine, Sciences The presence or absence of specific substances in blood serum (but especially HIV).
- […] a recent amendment that set criminal penalties for HIV positive health care workers who fail to disclose their serostatus.1991 August 10, Jacob Smith Yang, “ACT UP Holds Senator Accountable For Vote”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 4, page 2:
- Related terms
- seropositive, seronegative, serodisclosure