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 2 Nov. 2024.

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