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单词 toxemia
释义

toxemia

or tox·ae·mi·a

[ tok-see-mee-uh ]
/ tɒkˈsi mi ə /
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noun Pathology.

blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
toxemia of pregnancy.

Origin of toxemia

First recorded in 1855–60; tox(o)- + -emia

Words nearby toxemia

towy, tox., toxaemia, toxalbumin, toxaphene, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, toxemic, toxi-, toxic, toxicant
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Example sentences from the Web for toxemia

  • There is either a toxemia or a septicemia, with the usual symptoms of a general sepsis.

    Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern
  • The most common immediate exciting cause during pregnancy is toxemia from faulty metabolism and excretion.

    The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
  • It is usually impossible to differentiate in pregnancy a lighting up of an old nephritis from a toxemia.

    The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

Medical definitions for toxemia

toxemia
[ tŏk-sēmē-ə ]

n.

A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease.blood poisoning

Other words from toxemia

tox•emic (-mĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for toxemia

toxemia
[ tŏk-sēmē-ə ]

A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease. Also called blood poisoning
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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