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toxemia

/tok-see-mee-uh/US // tɒkˈsi mi ə //

毒血症,毒血病

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
    • : toxemia of pregnancy.

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Examples

  • They suffer, however, from a slow, continuous intestinal toxemia or poison.

  • It is possible in some instances that the eruption may be an expression of a mild toxemia of gastro-intestinal origin.

  • It is the general opinion that in the majority of instances there is no systemic toxemia.

  • The most common immediate exciting cause during pregnancy is toxemia from faulty metabolism and excretion.

  • It is usually impossible to differentiate in pregnancy a lighting up of an old nephritis from a toxemia.