bacteremia

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A form of bacteraemia — The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.

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bacteriemiabacteriaemia
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Meanings

nounbacteremia (plural bacteremias)

plural bacteremias

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bacteraemia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountransient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood

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bacteriemiabacteriaemia
Broader
pathology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bacter- + -emia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bicamerate
Cite this entry
APA

bacteremia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteremia

MLA

“bacteremia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteremia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacteremia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteremia.

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