bacteriemia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bacteriemia
    n 1: transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in
         the blood [syn: {bacteremia}, {bacteriemia},
         {bacteriaemia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bacteriemia \bac*teri*e"mi*a\
   (b[a^]k*t[~e]r*[=e]*[=e]"m[=e]*[.a]) n.
   The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as {bacteremia}.
   [PJC]

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