Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun toxemia

2 senses of toxemia

Sense 1
toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia -- (an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine)
       => illness, unwellness, malady, sickness -- (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)

Sense 2
toxemia, toxaemia -- (blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood)
       => blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia -- (invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection)