toxemia
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8.6
- noun
- /tɒkˈsiːmiə/
- Archaic
:
toxemia
- It was more devastating because I was recovering from toxemia, and my youngest had just come home from the hospital, barely 5 lbs.
Examples
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After analyzing the symptoms, the physician identified toxemia as the cause of the patient's severe illness.
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The doctor explained that toxemia is a serious condition caused by toxins entering the bloodstream.
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The most frequent causes of maternal mortality among blacks in the 1933-1935 period were puerperal sepsis and toxemia, both of which were recognized as preventable.
Academic text (1994) -
The machine vision system's cameras look for defects, such as improperly bled birds and those afflicted by systemic diseases like septicemia and toxemia.
Academic text (2001) -
She was diagnosed with toxemia after experiencing high blood pressure and swelling during her pregnancy.
Synonyms
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3.9
A serious sickness caused by taking a harmful chemical into the body
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3.6
A serious illness when germs get into the blood and make you very ill
An illness in pregnancy with high blood pressure, swelling, and protein in urine
A harmful state that happens when poison gets into the body
Antonyms
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1.0
The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury
Compounds
- Archaic
An illness in pregnancy with high blood pressure, swelling, and protein in urine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Toxemia comes from the Greek parts tox- meaning 'poison' (seen in toxin) and -emia meaning 'blood'. So toxemia means 'poison in the blood', which explains its use for blood poisoning.