单词 | xenodiagnosis |
释义 | xenodiagnosis[ zen-uh-dahy-uhg-noh-sis, zee-nuh- ] / ˌzɛn əˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs, ˌzi nə- / noun Medicine/Medical.a method of diagnosing certain diseases caused by insects, ticks, or other vectors, by allowing uninfected vectors to feed on the patient and later examining them for infections. Origin of xenodiagnosisFirst recorded in 1925–30; xeno- + diagnosis OTHER WORDS FROM xenodiagnosisxen·o·di·ag·nos·tic [zen-uh-dahy-uhg-nos-tik, zee-nuh-], /ˌzɛn əˌdaɪ əgˈnɒs tɪk, ˌzi nə-/, adjectiveWords nearby xenodiagnosisxenobiotic, xenoblast, Xenocrates, xenocryst, xenocurrency, xenodiagnosis, xenogamy, xenogeneic, xenogenesis, xenogenic, xenoglossia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for xenodiagnosisxenodiagnosis [ zĕn′ə-dī′əg-nō′sĭs, zē′nə- ] n. pl. xen•o•di•ag•no•ses (-sēz)Diagnosis of an infectious disease at an early stage by exposing a presumably infected individual or tissue to a clean, laboratory-bred mosquito, tick, or other vector and, following a suitable incubation period, examining the vector for the presence of the infective microorganism. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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