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UK
/tɒksˈiːmiə/
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NOUN
- an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
- blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
How To Use toxaemia In A Sentence
- In addition, other factors such as endotoxaemia, sepsis, and fever may contribute to further exaggerate these circulatory abnormalities.
- It may also be called toxemia or pregnancy-induced hypertension.
- The appearance of convulsions which have been preceded by one or more of the symptoms noted under the head of "toxemia," indicates that the patient has become so profoundly intoxicated and poisoned by the accumulating toxins, that the lives of both mother and child are jeopardized by threatened eclampsia. The Mother and Her Child
- Our mum had a complicated pregnancy, suffering with toxaemia, what we now call pre-eclampsia. Times, Sunday Times
- NO and PGI 2 may antagonize the biological action of ET 1 during endotoxemia.
- Women pregnant with multiples are more likely than those with singletons to suffer premature delivery, toxemia (a potentially fatal form of high blood pressure), and hemorrhage.
- The injection can alleviate toxemia, raise the blood pressure and improve the general condition of the patients.
- The patient often became severely ill from the general manifestations of infection - fever, rigors, and toxaemia - and was very likely to die when this occurred.
- Metabolic endotoxemia initiates obesity and insulin resistance. Mark Hyman, MD: 5 Steps to Kill Hidden Bugs in Your Gut That Make You Sick
- This study lays the foundation for further studies based on insulin infusion and the normalization of blood glucose concentrations in patients with endotoxemia and septicemia," said Paresh Dandona. Dailyindia.com News Feed