toxemia tox·emia Am [tɒk'siːmɪə] n

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Toxemia — A condition in pregnancy, also known as pre eclampsia (or preeclampsia) characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria (leakage of large amounts of the protein albumin into the urine) and edema (swelling) of… … Medical dictionary
toxemia — /tok see mee euh/, n. Pathol. 1. blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood. 2. See toxemia of pregnancy. Also, toxaemia. [1855 60; TOX + EMIA] * * * … Universalium
toxemia — (n.) also toxaemia, 1860, from toxo (before vowels tox , comb. form of Gk. toxon (see TOXIC (Cf. toxic)) + Gk. haima blood (see EMIA (Cf. emia)) … Etymology dictionary
radiotoxemia — Radiation sickness caused by the products of disintegration produced by the action of x rays or other forms of radioactivity and by the depletion of certain cells and enzyme systems from the organism. [radio + G. toxikon, poison, + haima, blood] … Medical dictionary
colitoxemia — co·li·tox·emia (ko″lĭ tok seґme ə) [coli + toxemia] toxemia due to infection with Escherichia coli … Medical dictionary
ophiotoxemia — ophi·o·tox·emia (o″fe o tok seґme ə) [Gr. ophis snake + toxemia] poisoning by snake venom … Medical dictionary
toxinemia — tox·in·emia (tok″sĭ neґme ə) toxemia … Medical dictionary

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