[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]