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noun
The presence of parasites in the blood
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
a condition in which parasites are present in the blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parasitaemia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blood disease, blood disorder
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English parasitemia From parasite + -emia.
