toxaemia

Variant of toxemia

toxemia definition

tox·emia (täk sē′mē ə)

noun

a condition in which poisonous substances are spread throughout the body by the bloodstream, esp. toxins produced by pathogenic bacteria or by cells of the body
also sp. toxaemia tox·ae′mia

Etymology: ModL: see toxic & -emia

Related Forms:

  • toxemic tox·e′mic (-mik) adjective

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