hemoculture

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noun

A control system for microbial contamination of the blood

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounhemoculture (plural hemocultures)

plural hemocultures

  1. A control system for microbial contamination of the blood

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  7. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  8. Latincolō
  9. Latincultūra
  10. Middle Frenchculture
  11. Englishculture
  12. Englishhemoculture

From hemo- + culture.

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APA

hemoculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoculture

MLA

“hemoculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemoculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoculture.

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