toxemia

or tox·ae·mi·a

[ tok-see-mee-uh ]

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nounPathology.

blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
toxemia of pregnancy.

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Origin of toxemia

First recorded in 1855–60; tox(o)- + -emia

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How to use toxemia in a sentence

They suffer, however, from a slow, continuous intestinal toxemia or poison.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant Hague
It is possible in some instances that the eruption may be an expression of a mild toxemia of gastro-intestinal origin.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
It is the general opinion that in the majority of instances there is no systemic toxemia.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 | Various
The most common immediate exciting cause during pregnancy is toxemia from faulty metabolism and excretion.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malley
It is usually impossible to differentiate in pregnancy a lighting up of an old nephritis from a toxemia.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malley

Scientific definitions for toxemia

toxemia

[ tŏk-sē′mē-ə ]

A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease. Also called blood poisoning

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