toxaemia
1. an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine • Syn: toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia • Hypernyms: illness, unwellness, malady, sickness • Hyponyms: eclampsia, preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia 2. blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood • Syn: toxemia • Hypernyms: blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia
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