Meanings
plural haemocultures
- alternativeAlternative form of hemoculture.
1 more example
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
Origin
- Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
- Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
- Englishhaemo-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishhaemoculture
Cite this entry
haemoculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemoculture
“haemoculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemoculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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