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toxaemia

US // (tɒkˈsiːmɪə) //

毒血症,毒血病,毒症

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a condition characterized by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood
    • : the condition in pregnancy of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Nothing that so drives out the littlenesses that poison his life and set up the toxaemia of selfishness.

  • The causes of sleeplessness are very numerous, but in the majority of acute cases the sleeplessness is due to a state of toxaemia.

  • The convulsions may come on altogether unexpectedly, but commonly the attack begins with symptoms of toxaemia.