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Definition of midstream in English:
midstream
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noun
The middle of a stream or river.
‘the ferry was moving out into midstream’- ‘It is a great sight, with ant-like streams pouring across long pontoons over the river's shallow sandy banks to innumerable craft moored midstream.’
- ‘In midstream however the croc suddenly dives leaving the frog struggling with the current.’
- ‘This is particularly important when the wind is in your face and you want to hold the float on line either far bank or midstream.’
- ‘In fact, a good number of them collapsed midstream and went with the water.’
Pronunciation
adjective
Medicine(of urine) passed in the middle part of an act of urinating.
‘All the women who agreed to participate provided a midstream urine specimen that their general practitioner tested immediately with a standard urine dipstick and then sent for microbiological examination and culture.’- ‘A midstream clean-catch technique usually is adequate in men and women.’
- ‘It's important to remember you should use midstream urine for the most accurate result.’
- ‘Urine specimens generally are obtained by a midstream clean-catch technique, and one study showed that cleansing does not decrease contamination rates in adults.’
- ‘Like the chemical analysis, the urine must be collected by the midstream or clean catch technique.’
Pronunciation
Phrases
- in midstream
(of an activity or process, especially one that is interrupted) partway through its course.
- ‘our conversation was interrupted in midstream’
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