Bacteriemia

2 definitions found

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

  bacteriemia \bac*teri*e"mi*a\
     (b[a^]k*t[~e]r*[=e]*[=e]"m[=e]*[.a]) n.
     The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as {bacteremia}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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