toxemia
or tox·ae·mi·a
[ tok-see-mee-uh ]
/ tɒkˈsi mi ə /
noun Pathology.
blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
Words nearby toxemia
tox-,
tox.,
toxaemia,
toxalbumin,
toxaphene,
toxemia,
toxemia of pregnancy,
toxemic,
toxi-,
toxic,
toxic bank
Example sentences from the Web for toxaemia
The convulsions may come on altogether unexpectedly, but commonly the attack begins with symptoms of toxaemia.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine |Austin MalleyThe causes of sleeplessness are very numerous, but in the majority of acute cases the sleeplessness is due to a state of toxaemia.
Nothing that so drives out the littlenesses that poison his life and set up the toxaemia of selfishness.
"Over There" with the Australians |R. Hugh Knyvett
British Dictionary definitions for toxaemia
toxaemia
US toxemia
/ (tɒkˈsiːmɪə) /
noun
a condition characterized by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood
the condition in pregnancy of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
Derived forms of toxaemia
toxaemic or US toxemic, adjectiveWord Origin for toxaemia
C19: from
tox- +
-aemia
Medical definitions for toxaemia
toxemia
[ tŏk-sē′mē-ə ]
n.
A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease.
blood poisoning
Other words from toxemia
tox•e′mic (-mĭk) adj.Scientific definitions for toxaemia
toxemia
[ tŏk-sē′mē-ə ]
A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease. Also called blood poisoning