toxemic

American

[tok-see-mik, -sem-ik] / tɒkˈsi mɪk, -ˈsɛm ɪk /

Or toxaemic

adjective

Pathology.

pertaining to or of the nature of toxemia.
affected with toxemia.

Etymology

Origin of toxemic

First recorded in 1875–80; toxem(ia) + -ic

Example Sentences

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This hot bath is rather strenuous treatment, but it is effective, if one is strong vitally, for rapidly purifying the blood and eliminating the poisons in the body in any toxemic condition.

From Vitality Supreme by Macfadden, Bernarr

I don't think it hysterical, epileptic, or toxemic.

From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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