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Seronegative(health)

tragulid (iou) and Seronegative (medicine)


tragulid (iou)



tragulid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Tragulidae (see below), from Tragulus genus name, dim. of Latin tragus from Greek tragos goat: see -ULE, -ID3.]
Zoology.
A. noun. A ruminant mammal of the family Tragulidae, which includes modern chevrotains. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this family. M20.

Seronegative (medicine)


seronegative


Lacking an antibody of a specific type in serum; used to mean absence of prior infection with a specific agent (e.g., rubella virus), disappearance of antibodies after treatment of a disease (e.g., syphilis), or absence of antibody usually found in a given syndrome (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor).