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Toxaemia

Toxaemia Meaning & Definition
Toxaemia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Toxaemia?

[n] blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
[n] an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine

Synonyms | Synonyms for Toxaemia: toxaemia of pregnancy | toxemia | toxemia of pregnancy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Toxaemia:

See Also | blood poisoning | eclampsia | illness | malady | preeclampsia | pre-eclampsia | septicaemia | septicemia | sickness | unwellness

Toxaemia In Webster's Dictionary

\Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[o^]ks"[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under {Blood}.

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