toxaemia
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toxaemia
(tɒkˈsiːmɪə) ortoxemia
n
1. (Pathology) a condition characterized by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood
2. (Pathology) the condition in pregnancy of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
[C19: from tox- + -aemia]
toxˈaemic, toxˈemic adj
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toxemia, toxaemia
1. a condition of illness due to the presence in the bloodstream of toxins.
2. blood poisoning. — toxemic, toxaemic, adj.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels2. blood poisoning. — toxemic, toxaemic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  toxaemia - an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urineillness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism eclampsia - a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia - abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated |
| 2. |  toxaemia - blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the bloodblood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection |
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Toxämie
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toxaemia
, (US) toxemian → Blutvergiftung f, → Sepsis f (spec)
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