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Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
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bacteremia
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Wikipedia
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Bacteremia (also bacteraemia ) is the presence of bacteria in the blood . Blood is normally a sterile environment, so the detection of bacteria in the blood (most commonly accomplished by blood cultures ) is always abnormal. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream ...
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n. (alternative spelling of bacteraemia English)
WordNet
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n. transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood [syn: bacteriemia , bacteriaemia ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
bacteremia \bac`ter*e"mi*a\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]r*[=e]"m[=e]*[.a] or b[a^]k`t[u^]*r[=e]"m[=e]*[.a]), n. The presence of bacteria in the blood. Syn: bacteriemia.
Usage examples of bacteremia.
I murmured to mys 11, mended dosage of penicillin for bacteremia or sepsis, according to the MerManual, the physician's basic desk reference.
The It affect maggots were dealing nicely with the small abscesses, but they couldnthe underlying bacteremia that was poisoning his blood.
Recom-"Ten thousand to ten million rnilligrams," I murmured to mys 11, mended dosage of penicillin for bacteremia or sepsis, according to the MerManual, the physician's basic desk reference.