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bacteraemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
bac-ter-aemia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From bacter- + -aemia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bacteraemias (plural) bacteræmia (alternative) bacteremia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bacteremic bacterium

Questions

What does bacteraemia mean?
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
Where does bacteraemia come from?
From bacter- + -aemia.

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