rickettsemia
rickettsemia noun: the presence of rickettsia bacteria in the blood.
Noun
rickettsemia (plural rickettsemias)
- The presence of rickettsia bacteria in the blood
- Indeed, we tested this hypothesis recently by examining two of these mutant clones; Ech_0379 and Ech_0660, and the study suggested that the attenuated mutants are useful in reducing the rickettsemia when challenged with wild-type infections [19 ].2015 July 18, “Mutations in Ehrlichia chaffeensis Causing Polar Effects in Gene Expression and Differential Host Specificities”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of rickettsemia
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Origin of rickettsemia
From rickettsia + -emia.
Questions about rickettsemia
- What does rickettsemia mean?
- Rickettsemia means the presence of rickettsia bacteria in the blood.
- What part of speech is rickettsemia?
- Rickettsemia is a noun.
- What is the plural of rickettsemia?
- The plural of rickettsemia is rickettsemias.
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