Pathology · Haematological System · Medium
Viraemia
Meaning: Presence of infectious viral particles circulating in the bloodstream during an infection.
In practice: High-level viraemia occurs in the early stages of HIV infection.
Word parts
- -aemia means a condition of the blood
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