Bacteremia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bacteremia
       n : transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in
           the blood [syn: {bacteriemia}, {bacteriaemia}]