bacteremia

bacteremia
bacteremia ac`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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Bacteremia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bacteriemia (bacteremia) es la presencia de bacterias en la sangre. La sangre es normalmente un ambiente estéril, por lo tanto la detección de una bacteria en la sangre (sobre todo con un hemocultivo) es siempre… …   Wikipedia Español

  • bacteremia — [bak΄tə rē′mē ə] n. [ BACTER(IA) + EMIA] the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream …   English World dictionary

  • Bacteremia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|A|49|9|a|30 (NOS) ICD9 = ICD9|790.7 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D016470 Bacteremia (Bacteræmia in British English) is the presence of… …   Wikipedia

  • bacteremia — /bak teuh ree mee euh/, n. Pathol. the presence of bacteria in the blood. [1885 90; BACTER + EMIA] * * * Presence of bacteria in the blood. Short term bacteremia follows dental or surgical procedures, especially if local infection or very high… …   Universalium

  • Bacteremia — The presence of live bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia is analogous to viremia (the presence of a virus in the blood) and parasitemia (the presence of a parasite in the blood). Bacteremia, viremia and parasitemia are all forms of sepsis… …   Medical dictionary

  • bacteremia — noun Etymology: New Latin, alteration of bacteriemia, from bacteri + emia Date: circa 1890 the usually transient presence of bacteria in the blood • bacteremic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bacteremia — n. [Gr. bakterion, small rod; haima, blood] The presence of bacteria in the hemolymph or blood of invertebrates, without production of harmful toxins or other deleterious effects …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • bacteremia — (bak ter e me ah) The presence of viable bacteria in the blood …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • bacteremia — n. bacteria in the blood (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bacteremia — bac·te·re·mia …   English syllables

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