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toxaemia
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▪ They were far more likely to take medicine for the sheep which suffered from anthrax, toxaemia and fluke.
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Toxaemia

Toxaemia \Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[o^]ks"[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under Blood.

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toxaemia

n. (alternative spelling of toxemia nodot=1 English), organic blood poisoning

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toxaemia

  1. n. an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia]

  2. blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: toxemia]

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There are several factors, some or all of which may be concerned in the cause of rheumatism, such as, focal infection, acidity, heredity, toxaemia, and exposure to inclement weather.

He died on January 29th of a phlegmon of the pharynx that had turned into an abscess and led to toxaemia.