bacteriologic
- adjective
- /bækˌtɪəriəˈlɒdʒɪk/
- Specialized
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bacteriológico
- The laboratory conducted several bacteriologic tests to identify the bacteria responsible for the infection.
- bacteriologic outcome
- clinical and bacteriologic
- bacteriologic cure
Examples
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Researchers published a study on the bacteriologic properties of a new antibiotic against resistant strains.
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Bacteriologic cultures of chronic sinusitis aspirates vary greatly from those of acute sinusitis aspirates.
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Bacteriologic tests were also carried out.
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The patient's bacteriologic response was based on the bacteriologic outcome for each pathogen identified at screening.
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Evaluation of clinical and bacteriologic efficacy.
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Bacteriologic assessment.
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When indicated by clinical failure, additional sinus punctures were performed to determine the bacteriologic outcome.
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At the late post-therapy evaluation, the bacteriologic outcome was satisfactory in five of seven patients in all three groups (per-protocol population).
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The topical group had a clinical response rate of 100% and a bacteriologic cure rate of 95%, and the topical/oral group had rates of 95% and 85%, respectively.
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Esposito et al. conducted two studies of the clinical and bacteriologic efficacy of topical ciprofloxacin in chronic otitis media.
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Synonyms
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3.4
Connected with tiny living things that can make you ill
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6.0
Relating to tiny living things like bacteria, viruses or fungi
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6.9
Relating to the study of bacteria, for example lab tests
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6.0
Relating to the study of very small living things like bacteria and viruses
Surface Forms
Morphology
bacteriologic = bacteriology (semi-transparent) = bacterio + log + ic
The adjective is regularly formed from the technical noun 'bacteriology', but it relies on a specialized base and a spelling adjustment between the noun and adjective forms.
Etymology
Bacteriologic comes from Greek parts: bacterio- (the same root as bacteria) meaning 'small rod' because many bacteria are rod-shaped, and -logic from logos meaning 'study', as in biology. So bacteriologic means 'relating to the study of bacteria'.