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Toxemia

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Noun

1. toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy

an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine

2. toxaemia, toxemia

blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Toxemia

see synonyms of toxemia
noun
a condition in which poisonous substances are spread throughout the body by the bloodstream, esp. toxins produced by pathogenic bacteria or by cells of the body
: also sp. toxˈaemia

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Toxemia

see synonyms of toxemia
n.
A condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by body cells at a local source of infection or derived from the growth of microorganisms. Also called blood poisoning.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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