Toxemia of pregnancy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of preeclampsia. countable, dated, uncountable

    "Iatrogenic poisoning can result from the use of magnesium in the treatment of hypertension or of toxemia of pregnancy; deaths have been reported from the use of magnesium sulfate enemas in megacolon and from oral administration for purging."

  2. 2
    an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine wordnet

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