toxaemia

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A form of toxemia — Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection.

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OriginAncient Greek τοξικόν →
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Meanings

nountoxaemia (countable and uncountable, plural toxaemias)

plural toxaemias · alternative obsolete toxæmia · alternative US toxemia

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine

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toxemia of pregnancytoxaemia of pregnancytoxemia
Broader
illnessunwellnessmalady

nounblood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood

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toxemia
Broader
blood poisoningsepticemiasepticaemia
Also see
toxemiatoxemia of pregnancy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτοξικόν“poison, toxin”
  2. Englishtoxaemia

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “poison, toxin”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with toxaemia

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APA

toxaemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxaemia

MLA

“toxaemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxaemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toxaemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxaemia.

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