serodiscordant

English

Etymology

From sero- +‎ discordant

Adjective

serodiscordant (not comparable)

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

   Antonyms: seroconcordant, concordant (elliptically)

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• seroconcordance
• seroconversion
• serodiscordance (noun)
• seronegative
• seronegativity
• seropositive
• seropositivity

 

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: serodiscordant
• French: sérodiscordant (fr)
• Italian: sierodiscordante
• Spanish: serodiscordante (es)

See also

• antiretroviral
• HAART
• PEPFAR
• PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis
• PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis

 

Noun

serodiscordant (plural serodiscordants)

1. A person in such a relationship.