seroconversion

noun

se·​ro·​con·​ver·​sion ˌsir-ō-kən-ˈvər-zhən 

-shən

: the production of antibodies in response to an antigen

seroconvert

ˌsir-ō-kən-ˈvərt 

intransitive verb

Examples of seroconversion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vaccine’s trial data has been promising so far, showing that most participants had a four-fold increase in antibodies after getting the first round of the vaccine (seroconversion). — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2024

Here in the Gulf, seroconversion rates are still alarmingly high; seeking care is still stigmatized. — Grant Sutton, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022

Putrino also noted that antibody tests have not performed as well as expected and that some patients did not experience seroconversion with COVID-19. — Bymichael Depeau-Wilson | Medpage Today, ABC News, 20 July 2022

The team was looking for seroconversion, or the appearance of antibodies in the blood as evidence of infection. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2022

The seroconversion rate detects whether the vaccine produces COVID-19 antibodies—meaning the vaccine triggered antibodies in 97% of trial volunteers who received it—but doesn't necessarily prove that the vaccine protects against COVID-19. — Fortune, 8 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

sero- + conversion

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seroconversion

• animadversion
• bioconversion
• cardioversion
• interconversion
• aspersion
• aversion
• conversion
• dispersion
• diversion
• eversion
• excursion
• immersion

Medical Definition

seroconversion

noun

se·​ro·​con·​ver·​sion ˌsir-ō-kən-ˈvər-zhən  ˌser-ō- 

: the production of antibodies in response to an antigen

seroconvert

-ˈvərt 

intransitive verb