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bacteremia

[bak-tuh-ree-mee-uh]

bac·te·re·mi·a

[bak-tuh-ree-mee-uh]
noun Pathology.
the presence of bacteria in the blood.

Origin:
1885–90; bacter- + -emia
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bacteraemia or (US) bacteremia (ˌbæktəˈriːmɪə)
 
n
pathol the presence of bacteria in the blood
 
bacteremia or (US) bacteremia
 
n

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bacteremia bac·te·re·mi·a (bāk'tə-rē'mē-ə) or bac·te·ri·e·mi·a (bāk-tēr'ē-ē'mē-ə)
n.
The presence of bacteria in the blood.

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