tox·e·mi·a (t k-s  m- )n. A condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by body cells at a local source of infection or derived from the growth of microorganisms. Also called blood poisoning. tox·e mic adj. |
| toxemia (tk-sm-) A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease. Also called blood poisoning. |
toxemia, toxaemia
1. a condition of illness due to the presence in the bloodstream of toxins.
2. blood poisoning. — toxemic, toxaemic, adj.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
2. blood poisoning. — toxemic, toxaemic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  toxemia - an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urineillness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism eclampsia - a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy pre-eclampsia, preeclampsia - abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated |
| 2. |  toxemia - blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the bloodblood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection |
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