| NOUN | state | toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia | an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine |
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| Meaning | An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine. | |
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| Synonyms | toxemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia | |
| Narrower | eclampsia | A toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy |
| preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia | Abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria | |
| Broader | illness, unwellness, malady, sickness | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |
| Spanish | toxemia | |
| Catalan | toxèmia gravídica, toxèmia | |
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