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Bacteraemic

/ˌbæk.təˈriː.mɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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  1. 1

    Affected by or relating to bacteraemia, the presence of bacteria in the blood.

    "The patient became bacteraemic following the surgical procedure."
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Derived from modern scientific Neo-Latin combining 'bacteria' (from Greek bakterion, meaning small staff or rod) with the Greek root haima meaning blood, plus the adjectival suffix -ic. Coined in the late 19th or early 20th century within medical terminology to describe the presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream.

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