TOXAEMIA


Meaning of TOXAEMIA in English

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( US toxemia )

■ noun Medicine

1》 blood poisoning by toxins from a local bacterial infection.

2》 (also ~ of pregnancy ) pre-eclampsia.

Derivatives

toxaemic adjective

Origin

C19: from toxi- + -aemia .

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