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Toxemia

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toxemia /tox·emia/ (tok-se´me-ah)
1. the condition resulting from the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream.
2. a condition resulting from metabolic disturbances, e.g., toxemia of pregnancy.toxe´mic

tox·e·mi·a (tk-sm-)
n.
A condition in which the blood contains bacterial toxins disseminated from a local source of infection or metabolic toxins resulting from organ failure or other disease. Also called blood poisoning.

tox·emic (-mk) adj.

Toxemia
Poisoning of the blood.
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toxemia (täk·sēˑ·mē·),
n the presence of bacterial toxins in the bloodstream. Also called
blood poisoning.
toxemia of pregnancy,
n condition encountered in pregnancy charac-terized by high blood pressure, proteinuria, and edema. May precede the onset of seizures (eclampsia). Also called
preeclampsia.

toxemia (toksē´mē),
n an abnormal condition in which there are toxic substances present in the blood.

toxemia
1. the condition resulting from the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream.
2. a condition resulting from metabolic disturbances.
Clinically there is depression, lethargy, separation from the group, reduced appetite, slow growth, poor production, low fecal output, weak pulse of normal rate, hemic murmur, weakness, albuminuria. There may be localizing signs such as pressure by an abscess. See also toxemic shock.

alimentary toxemia
toxemia due to absorption from the alimentary canal of chemical poisons generated therein; a form of autointoxication.
pregnancy toxemia
see pregnancy toxemia.

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