toxemia

or tox·ae·mi·a

[ tok-see-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
2. toxemia of pregnancy.

toxemia

/ tŏk-sē′mē-ə /

1. 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.
2. Also called blood poisoning

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxemia¹

First recorded in 1855–60; tox(o)- + -emia

Example Sentences

Drake suspects that one goat who was suffering from pregnancy toxemia is long dead because she didn’t receive the medicine she needed the next morning.

From Los Angeles Times

An otherwise healthy 28-year-old had died from toxemia poisoning caused by pre-eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy that went untreated.

From New York Times

Queen Bey shared in a September 2018 issue of Vogue that she suffered from “toxemia,” also know as preeclampsia, while pregnant with her twins, Rumi and Sir.

From Los Angeles Times

Hampton said the ewe was suffering from a condition called pregnancy toxemia.

From Washington Times

“When I was pregnant with my daughter North, I had a condition called preeclampsia or toxemia, which is basically when the mom’s organs start to shut down,” Kim, 39, explained.

From Fox News