καλλιέργεια = (med.) culture

[cosmasad]

Hello friends,

A friend just had a series of blood tests done and one of them was called " Καλλιέργειες". I tried to translate it but the only word that comes up is "Crops" which doesn't seem to be a medical term in English. If someone could translate it I would really appreciate it.

Thank you.

 

[daeman]

microbiological / microbial
culture:
noun (ARTIFICIAL GROWTH) BIOLOGY
the growing of a group of microorganisms (= very small organisms) or other cells in an artificial environment for scientific purposes, or a group of organisms so grown

 

[Severus]

May I add Wikipedia's article on this topic:

Blood culture - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"To perform the test, blood is drawn into bottles containing a liquid formula that enhances microbial growth, called a culture medium."
Culture medium: καλλιεργητικό, θρεπτικό υλικό

 

[cosmasad]

Thank you, all. I really appreciate it.

 

[skol]

I tried to translate it but the only word that comes up is "Crops"

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A friend just had a series of blood tests and one of them was called "Cultures".​

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