noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood wordnet
3. 3
   an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blood poisoningblood poisoningintoxicationpoisoningsepticemiatoxaemia

Example

More examples

"I had toxemia during my pregnancy."

Related phrases

toxemia of pregnancywater toxemiablood poisoning

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