toxemia
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[tok-see-mee-uh] 
tox⋅e⋅mi⋅a
[tok-see-mee-uh] 
mi –noun Pathology.
| 1. | blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood. |
| 2. | toxemia of pregnancy. |
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| toxaemia | |
noun | |
| 1. | an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: toxemia of pregnancy] |
| 2. | blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: toxemia] |
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Toxaemia
Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[o^]ks"[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under Blood.
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