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English noun: toxaemia

1. toxaemia (state) an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine


Synonymstoxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy


Broader (hypernym)illness, malady, sickness, unwellness


Narrower (hyponym)eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, preeclampsia

2. toxaemia (state) blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood


Synonymstoxemia


Broader (hypernym)blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia









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