toxemia Syllabification: (tox·e·mi·a)Pronunciation: /täkˈsēmēə/ (British toxaemia)Definition of toxemia noun blood poisoning by toxins from a local bacterial infection. (also toxemia of pregnancy)another term for preeclampsia.Derivatives toxemicPronunciation: /-ˈsēmik/ adjective Origin: mid 19th century: from toxi- + -emiatoxemia in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of toxemia in the British & World English dictionary
