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Definition of toxaemia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

toxaemia

noun
 
/tɒkˈsiːmiə/
 
/tɑːkˈsiːmiə/
(British English)
(North American English toxemia)
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. infection of the blood by harmful bacteria synonym blood poisoning
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from toxi- + -aemia.
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