'Toxaemia' definitions:

Definition of 'toxaemia'

(from WordNet)
noun
An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia]
noun
Blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: toxemia, toxaemia]

Definition of 'Toxaemia'

From: GCIDE
  • Toxaemia \Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[o^]ks"[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under Blood. [1913 Webster]

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