Alternative spelling of bacteraemia; the presence of bacteria in the blood.
From bacteria + -aemia suffix. This spelling includes the full word 'bacteria' rather than shortened 'bacter-,' used in some medical contexts and by some English speakers.
Medical terminology has multiple acceptable spellings (like bacteremia, bacteraemia, bacteriaemia) because these words were developed by scientists across different countries who weren't always coordinating their terminology.
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