Associations to the word «Toxemia»

Wiktionary

TOXEMIA, noun. Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection.

Dictionary definition

TOXEMIA, noun. An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine.
TOXEMIA, noun. Blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood.

Wise words

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