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Noun: bacteriaemia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: bacteriemia)
  1. (microorganism) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
    "The patient's high fever was caused by bacteriaemia";
    - bacteremia [N. Amer], bacteriemia [N. Amer], bacteraemia [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: bacteriaemias

Type of: pathology