See also: bacteræmia English Alternative forms bacteræmia bacteremia Etymology From bacter- + -aemia. Noun bacteraemia (countable and uncountable, plural bacteraemias) The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream. Related terms bacteremic bacterium Translations medical condition Catalan: bacterièmia f Dutch: bacteriëmie (nl) f German: Bakteriämie (de) f Polish: bakteriemia (pl) f Spanish: bacteriemia f Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.