The phrase "acquisition was defined" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are explaining or clarifying the meaning of "acquisition" in a specific field or study.
Example: "In the context of this research, acquisition was defined as the process of obtaining new knowledge or skills."
Alternatives: "acquisition was described" or "acquisition was characterized".
ESBL acquisition was defined as a negative first screening at admission with a positive one during the ICU stay, at least 48 h after admission.
The time interval for acquisition was defined according to results of dynamic FDG-investigations which showed a very low and stable renal FDG-uptake after 180 min p.i.An impact of renal function on FDG-uptake was excluded by comparison of renal fluoride clearance to FDG-uptake, which did not correlate (Figure 4) [24].
Clinical tolerance acquisition was defined by the presence of a negative DBPCFC.
Nosocomial versus community acquisition was defined according to proposed standard criteria (29 ).
The date of acquisition was defined as the midpoint between the last negative result and the first positive result.
Location of CDI acquisition was defined as location (inpatient, outpatient facility housing, or outpatient elsewhere) of each CDI case 3 days pre-diagnosis [ 26].
The differences in translation and rotations of the tibial plate with respect to the position of the bone measured across the 12 acquisitions were defined as the precision of zero-motion for low-field MRI.
Pneumococcal acquisitions were defined as the first appearance of a serotype (including non-typeable pneumococci as a 'type') in the nasopharynx or the reappearance of the serotype following its absence from ≥2 consecutive NPS.
Nosocomial incident P. aeruginosa acquisitions were defined as those in which the first P. aeruginosa positive culture for a particular patient occurred more than 48 h after patient admission during the study period.
Implicit learning is defined as the acquisition of information or motor skill without conscious access to what was learned or even to the fact that learning occurred [1], [2].
The HIV acquisition visit was defined as the visit at which the first positive HIV PCR test was detected.
