( BrE ) ( NAmE tox·emia ) / tɒkˈsiːmiə; NAmE tɑːk-/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) infection of the blood by harmful bacteria
SYN blood poisoning
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from toxi- + -aemia .
( BrE ) ( NAmE tox·emia ) / tɒkˈsiːmiə; NAmE tɑːk-/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) infection of the blood by harmful bacteria
SYN blood poisoning
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from toxi- + -aemia .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005