TOXEMIA


Meaning of TOXEMIA in English

/tok see"mee euh/ , n. Pathol.

1. blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.

2. See toxemia of pregnancy .

Also, toxaemia .

[ 1855-60; TOX- + -EMIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .