toxemia
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- noun
- /tɒkˈsiːmiə/
- Archaic
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toxemia
- The fact that none of the women in the study group has been given the label of PET (preeclamptic toxemia), compared with three cases in the control group, needs to be mentioned, although the difference is not statistically significant.
Examples
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My first tangle with low magnesium levels was at the end of my first pregnancy when I developed pre-eclampsia toxemia, and it was corrected using intravenous
Blog text (18) -
What if Sandy develops toxemia?
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You are probably developing preeclampsia or toxemia.
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I had toxemia with my first pregnancy, and I am trying to make sure that it doesn't happen again.
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During her pregnancy, she was diagnosed with toxemia, which caused her blood pressure to rise dangerously high.
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After experiencing severe swelling and protein in her urine, the doctor confirmed that she had toxemia.
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Many women who experience toxemia require careful monitoring to ensure the safety of both mother and baby.
Synonyms
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A serious pregnancy condition with high blood pressure, swelling, and protein in urine that can harm mother and baby
An illness in pregnancy with high blood pressure, swelling, and protein in urine
Compounds
- Archaic
An illness in pregnancy with high blood pressure, swelling, and protein in urine
Surface Forms
Morphology
toxemia = toxin (semi-transparent) = tox + emia
While the morphologial parts suggest a blood-related poisoning, the pregnancy-specific meaning (pre-eclampsia) is a specialized usage not directly inferable by learners.
Etymology
Toxemia comes from the Greek parts tox- meaning 'poison' and -emia meaning 'blood', and doctors once used the name because they thought 'poisons' in the mother's blood caused the problem. So toxemia means 'poison in the blood', which is why it is used for the pregnancy illness with high blood pressure and swelling.