TOXAEMIA

toxemia, toxaemia

(noun) blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

toxaemia (countable and uncountable, plural toxaemias)

Alternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning

Source: Wiktionary


Tox*ae"mi*a or Tox*e"mi*a, a. Etym: [NL.,fr.Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Blood poisoning. See under Blood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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