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parasitemia

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parasitemia /par·a·si·te·mia/ (par″ah-si-te´me-ah) the presence of parasites, especially malarial forms, in the blood.
par·a·si·te·mi·a (pr-s-tm-)
n.
The presence of parasites in the blood.
parasitemia
[per′əsītē′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, parasitos + haima, blood
the presence of parasites in the blood. Compare bacteremia, fungemia, viremia.
parasitemia [par″ah-si-te´me-ah]
the presence of parasites, especially malarial forms, in the blood.
parasitemia
the presence of parasites, including filariae and protozoa, in the blood.
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