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toxemia
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
toxemia
(noun)
toxemia
(US)
noun
or British
toxaemia
/tɑk
ˈ
siːmijə/
toxemia
(US)
noun
or British
toxaemia
/tɑk
ˈ
siːmijə/
Britannica Dictionary definition of TOXEMIA
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noncount
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1
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preeclampsia
2
:
an infection that is caused by harmful bacteria in the blood
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