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bacteremia definition

bac·te·re·mia (bak′tə rē′mē ə)

noun

the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream

Etymology: bacter(ia) + -emia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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