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noun
Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toxaemia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia
noun
an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxaemia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
Narrower terms: eclampsia, preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia
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