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Toxemia

noun
1.
An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine.  Synonyms: toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia of pregnancy.
2.
Blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood.  Synonym: toxaemia.



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"Toxemia" Quotes from Famous Books



... been called by a number of names; "self-poisoning" explains the condition thoroughly. The other names are, auto-infection, auto-intoxication, enteric-infection, enteric-toxemia, intestinal indigestion. ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague

... food, or from decomposing intestinal contents, should be termed "intestinal intoxication," or "toxaemia," rather than "autointoxication," or "self-poisoning," as it is actually due to infection from outside sources. Intestinal toxemia is, no doubt, a fairly frequent cause of illness, but it has lately been shown that stagnant bowels may cause true infection by micro-organisms that penetrate the tissues, and that many conditions ascribed to intestinal stagnation and ...
— How to Live - Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science • Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk

... called by a number of names; "self-poisoning" explains the condition thoroughly. The other names are, auto-infection, auto-intoxication, enteric-infection, enteric-toxemia, intestinal indigestion. ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague

... from undigested food, or from decomposing intestinal contents, should be termed "intestinal intoxication," or "toxaemia," rather than "autointoxication," or "self-poisoning," as it is actually due to infection from outside sources. Intestinal toxemia is, no doubt, a fairly frequent cause of illness, but it has lately been shown that stagnant bowels may cause true infection by micro-organisms that penetrate the tissues, and that many conditions ascribed to intestinal ...
— How to Live - Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science • Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk



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