toxemia

or tox·ae·mi·a

[ tok-see-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

toxemia

/ tŏk-sē′mē-ə /

1. 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.
2. Also called blood poisoning

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxemia¹

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

Example Sentences

They suffer, however, from a slow, continuous intestinal toxemia or poison.

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It is possible in some instances that the eruption may be an expression of a mild toxemia of gastro-intestinal origin.

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It is the general opinion that in the majority of instances there is no systemic toxemia.

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The most common immediate exciting cause during pregnancy is toxemia from faulty metabolism and excretion.

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It is usually impossible to differentiate in pregnancy a lighting up of an old nephritis from a toxemia.

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