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toxemic

Variant of toxemia

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

Origin: ModL: see toxic & -emia

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toxemic adjective

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