bacteriemia

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

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounbacteriemia (countable and uncountable, plural bacteriemias)

plural bacteriemias

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of bacteraemia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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