toxemia

tox·e·mi·a   (tŏk-sē'mē-ə)    n.  A condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by body cells at a local source of infection or derived from the growth of microorganisms. Also called blood poisoning. tox·e'mic adj.

Main Entry: tox·e·mia
Variant: or chiefly British tox·ae·mia /täk-'sE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: anabnormal condition associated with the presence of toxic substances in the blood: as a : a generalized intoxication due to absorption and systemic dissemination of bacterial toxinsfrom a focus of infection b : intoxication due to dissemination of toxic substances (as some by-products of protein metabolism) that cause functional or organic disturbances (as in thekidneys) —tox·e·mic or chiefly British tox·ae·mic /-mik/ adjective

toxemia tox·e·mi·a (tŏk-sē'mē-ə)
n.
A condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by body cells at a local source of infection or derived from the growth of microorganisms. Also called blood poisoning.

toxemia   (tŏk-sē'mē-ə)  Pronunciation Key  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.