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TOXAEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
Synonyms:
toxaemia; toxemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("toxaemia" is a kind of...):
blood poisoning; septicaemia; septicemia (invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
Synonyms:
toxaemia; toxaemia of pregnancy; toxemia; toxemia of pregnancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("toxaemia" is a kind of...):
illness; malady; sickness; unwellness (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toxaemia"):
eclampsia (a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy)
pre-eclampsia; preeclampsia (abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated)
