BACTERIEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bacteremia; bacteriaemia; bacteriemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bacteriemia" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Domain category:

micro-organism; microorganism (any organism of microscopic size)

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