+ve
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ve"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation, using the plus sign.
Adjective
[edit]+ve (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of positive.
- Antonym: -ve
- 2002, “Haematology” (chapter 3), in Drew Provan, Andrew Krentz, editors, Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 225:
- A typical result for a CD4 T lymphocyte population is shown: CD3, CD4 +ve; CD8, CD13, CD34, CD19 −ve.