TC has various meanings in the Laboratory category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of TC in Laboratory.
A throat culture is a laboratory diagnostic test that evaluates for the presence of a bacterial or fungal infection in the throat. A sample from the throat is collected by swabbing the throat and placing the sample into a special cup that allows infections to grow. If an organism grows, the culture is positive and the presence of an infection is confirmed. The type of infection is found using a microscope, chemical tests, or both. If no infection grows, the culture is negative.
LaboratoryThe growth in an artificial medium of cells derived from living tissue.
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