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haemoculture en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English haemoculture From haemo- + culture.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hemoculture.
   alt of hemoculture
   • After confirmation of infection in the mother, parasites have to be sought in the newborn from close-to-birth up to one month after birth using parasitological tests (e.g. micro-haematocrit, haemoculture) if resources exist in the health systems and/or by serological methods after eight months of age when maternal transferred IgG antibodies have disappeared. 2015, Yves Carlier et al., “Congenital Chagas disease: an update”, in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, volume 110, →DOI:

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