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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine;
[syn: toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia]

2. blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood;
[syn: toxemia, toxaemia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

toxaemia n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia] 2: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: toxemia, toxaemia]