bacteraemia

See also: bacteræmia

English

Alternative forms

• bacteræmia
• bacteremia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Noun

bacteraemia (countable and uncountable, plural bacteraemias)

1. The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.

Related terms

• bacteremic
• bacterium

Translations

medical condition

• Catalan: bacterièmia f
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• Spanish: bacteriemia f