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    TOXEMIA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the bloodplay

    Synonyms:

    toxaemia; toxemia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("toxemia" 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 urineplay

    Synonyms:

    toxaemia; toxaemia of pregnancy; toxemia; toxemia of pregnancy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("toxemia" 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 "toxemia"):

    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)

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