toxaemia

British  

/ tɒkˈsiːmɪə /

noun

1. a condition characterized by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood

2. the condition in pregnancy of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia

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Other Word Forms

• toxaemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of toxaemia

C19: from _tox- + _-aemia

Example Sentences

Nothing that so drives out the littlenesses that poison his life and set up the toxaemia of selfishness.

From "Over There" with the Australians by Knyvett, R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh)

The indication for it was that disease was largely due to a toxaemia or accumulation of poisons in the system, the modern idea of auto-toxaemia, and that these could be best removed by brisk purgation.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

This toxaemia affects the marrow and through it the blood, the gastro-intestinal apparatus and the nervous system, especially the spinal cord, in different proportions in different cases.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The convulsions may come on altogether unexpectedly, but commonly the attack begins with symptoms of toxaemia.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin