seroclearance

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English

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Etymology

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From sero- +‎ clearance.

Noun

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seroclearance (plural seroclearances)

  1. The clearance (removal) of an antigen from the blood.
    • 2015 July 6, Bruno Roche et al., “Rational Basis for Optimizing Short and Long-term Hepatitis B Virus Prophylaxis Post Liver Transplantation: Role of Hepatitis B Immune Globulin”, in Transplantation[1], volume 99, →DOI:
      A total of 18 patients (22.5%) had persistent HBsAg positivity after transplant without seroclearance (n = 8) or reappearance of HBsAg after initial seroclearance (n = 10).