viremia

noun

vi·​re·​mia vī-ˈrē-mē-ə How to pronounce viremia (audio)
: the presence of viruses in the blood compare bacteremia, septicemia
viremic adjective

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Then one of those people had to be bitten by GM mosquitoes, even though the vast majority of female mosquitoes would be non-GM, while their viremia (the number of viruses in their blood stream) was high enough (but yet not high enough to cause symptoms). Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2016 The monkeys developed none of the classic symptoms such as fever and rashes or showed viremia, the presence of the virus in the bloodstream. Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022

Word History

Etymology

vir(us) + -emia

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of viremia was in 1946

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“Viremia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viremia. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

viremia

noun
vi·​re·​mia
variants or chiefly British viraemia
: the presence of viruses in the blood compare bacteremia, septicemia
viremic adjective
or chiefly British viraemic
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