BACTEREMIA


Meaning of BACTEREMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbak-tə-ˈrē-mē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of bacteriemia, from bacteri- + -emia

Date: circa 1890

: the usually transient presence of bacteria in the blood

• bac·ter·emic -mik adjective

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