toxemia

(tŏksē`mēə), disease state caused by the presence in the blood of bacterial toxinstoxin,
poison produced by living organisms. Toxins are classified as either exotoxins or endotoxins. Exotoxins are a diverse group of soluble proteins released into the surrounding tissue by living bacterial cells. Exotoxins have specific reaction sites in the host; e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. or other harmful substances. The effects of the bacterial toxins known as endotoxins are relatively uniform, regardless of which bacterial species the toxin comes from, and are separate from the effects caused by the infecting bacterium itself. A small amount of endotoxin (released by dead bacteria) produces one or more fever episodes, thought to be caused by release of a fever-inducing substance from damaged white blood cells. Large quantities of endotoxin cause shock and death. Exotoxins are proteins released by bacteria that have specific effects on target tissues, e.g., botulinus toxin affects the nervous system. See also septicemiasepticemia
, invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria that multiply and discharge their toxic products. The disorder, which is serious and sometimes fatal, is commonly known as blood poisoning.
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The term toxemia is also used for a disorder occurring during the latter half of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, the appearance of protein in the urine, and edema. If not treated it can result in convulsions and coma. The cause of toxemia of pregnancy has not been established with certainty. See also eclampsiaeclampsia
, term applied to toxic complications that can occur late in pregnancy. Toxemia of pregnancy occurs in 10% to 20% of pregnant women; symptoms include headache, vertigo, visual disturbances, vomiting, hypertension, and edema.
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toxemia

[täk′sē·mē·ə] (medicine) A condition in which the blood contains toxic substances, either of microbial origin or as by-products of abnormal protein metabolism.

toxaemia

(US), toxemia1. a condition characterized by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood 2. the condition in pregnancy of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia

toxemia

[tok-se´me-ah] 1. the condition resulting from the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream.2. a name formerly used to indicate a pregnancy-related syndrome typified by edema, proteinuria, and hypertension that was thought to be due to a toxin released by the mother in response to a foreign protein of the developing fetus. adj., adj toxe´mic.toxemia of pregnancy former name for preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome" >preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome.

tox·e·mi·a

(tok-sē'mē-ă), 1. Clinical manifestations observed during certain infectious diseases, assumed to be caused by toxins and other noxious substances elaborated by the infectious agent; in certain infections by gram-negative bacteria, endotoxins probably play a role when the bacterial cell wall breaks down, releasing a complex lipopolysaccharide; however, the role of other bacterial substances is unclear, except in the case of the specific exotoxins such as those of diphtheria and tetanus. 2. The clinical syndrome caused by toxic substances in the blood. 3. A lay term referring to the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Synonym(s): toxicemia [G. toxikon, poison, + haima, blood]

toxemia

(tŏk-sē′mē-ə)n. A condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by body cells at a local source of infection or derived from the growth of microorganisms. Also called blood poisoning.

tox·e′mic adj.

toxemia

Gynecology A condition in which HTN and fluid retention occur late in pregnancy. See Preeclampsia.

tox·e·mi·a

(tok-sē'mē-ă ) 1. Clinical manifestations observed during certain infectious diseases, assumed to be caused by toxins and other noxious substances elaborated by the infectious agent. 2. The clinical syndrome caused by toxic substances in the blood. 3. A lay term referring to the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Synonym(s): toxaemia. [G. toxikon, poison, + haima, blood]

Toxemia

Poisoning of the blood.Mentioned in: Colonic Irrigation

tox·e·mi·a

(tok-sē'mē-ă ) 1. Clinical manifestations observed during some infectious diseases, assumed to be caused by toxins and other noxious substances elaborated by infectious agent. 2. Clinical syndrome caused by toxic substances in blood. [G. toxikon, poison, + haima, blood]

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

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noun blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood

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