leptospiremia
leptospiremia noun: the presence of leptospirae in the blood.
Noun
leptospiremia (uncountable)
- The presence of leptospirae in the blood
- The lack of agreement between molecular testing and single-specimen MAT likely resulted from the clearance of leptospiremia coinciding with the appearance of agglutinating antibodies in serum during the immune phase of illness [2 ,3 ,22 ].2015 July 16, “Reverse-Transcriptase PCR Detection of Leptospira : Absence of Agreement with Single-Specimen Microscopic Agglutination Testing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin of leptospiremia
From leptospira + -emia.
Questions about leptospiremia
- What does leptospiremia mean?
- Leptospiremia means the presence of leptospirae in the blood.
- What part of speech is leptospiremia?
- Leptospiremia is a noun.
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