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ehrlichemia

ehrlichemia noun: the presence of Ehrlichia bacteria in the bloodstream.

Noun

ehrlichemia (uncountable)

  1. The presence of Ehrlichia bacteria in the bloodstream.
    • This result suggests that while dogs may develop ehrlichemia early following infection, vaccination with the Ech_0660 mutant promotes protection from long-term pathogen persistence in the blood and organs.2016 February 4, “Vaccination with an Attenuated Mutant of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Induces Pathogen-Specific CD4 + T Cell Immunity and Protection from Tick-Transmitted Wild-Type Challenge in the Canine...

Origin of ehrlichemia

From translingual Ehrlichia + -emia.

Words formed from ehrlichemia

Questions about ehrlichemia

What does ehrlichemia mean?
Ehrlichemia means the presence of Ehrlichia bacteria in the bloodstream.
What part of speech is ehrlichemia?
Ehrlichemia is a noun.

Words near ehrlichemia in the dictionary

  1. ehrleite
  2. Ehrler
  3. Ehrlers
  4. Ehrlich
  5. Ehrlich's reagent
  6. ehrlichemia
  7. ehrlichemic
  8. Ehrliches
  9. ehrlichial
  10. ehrlichiasis
  11. ehrlichioses

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