toxemia

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toxemia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  toxemia
      n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by
           hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn:
           toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia,
           toxaemia]
      2: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the
         blood [syn: toxemia, toxaemia]