toxaemia

Other forms: toxaemias

Definitions of toxaemia
  1. noun
    an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
    synonyms: toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    illness, malady, sickness, unwellness
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  2. noun
    blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
    synonyms: toxemia
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    type of:
    blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia
    invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
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