parasitemia

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noun

The presence of parasites in the blood

Similar
parasitaemia
OriginAncient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English parasite ← Middle French parasite →
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Meanings

nounparasitemia (plural parasitemias)

plural parasitemias

  1. medicineThe presence of parasites in the blood

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna condition in which parasites are present in the blood

Similar
parasitaemia
Broader
blood diseaseblood disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
  7. Latinparasītus
  8. Middle Frenchparasite
  9. Englishparasite
  10. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  11. Englishparasitemia

From parasite + -emia.

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APA

parasitemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitemia

MLA

“parasitemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitemia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasitemia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitemia.

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