parasitemia
noun
par·a·sit·emia
variants
or chiefly British parasitaemia
: a condition in which parasites are present in the blood
—used especially to indicate the presence of parasites without clinical symptoms
an afebrile parasitemia of malaria
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“Parasitemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/parasitemia. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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