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View synonyms for toxaemia
toxaemia
/ tɒkˈsiːmɪə /
noun
- a condition characterized by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood
- the condition in pregnancy of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
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Derived Forms
- toxˈaemic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toxaemia1
C19: from tox- + -aemia
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Example Sentences
Nothing that so drives out the littlenesses that poison his life and set up the toxaemia of selfishness.
From Project Gutenberg
The causes of sleeplessness are very numerous, but in the majority of acute cases the sleeplessness is due to a state of toxaemia.
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The convulsions may come on altogether unexpectedly, but commonly the attack begins with symptoms of toxaemia.
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