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Meanings of toxaemia of pregnancy in English
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toxemia Catalan
toxèmia gravídica An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine.
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Examples for "toxemia"
Examples for "toxemia"
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Serious toxemia from alcohol may cause a heart to be very slow.
2
They suffer, however, from a slow, continuous intestinal toxemia or poison.
3
Fever, toxemia, cyanosis, dyspnea and paroxysmal cough are promptly shown.
4
I was swollen from toxemia and had been on bed rest for over a month.
5
If it is due to a toxemia from intestinal disturbance, that may readily be remedied.
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By far the most important members of this group are the toxemias of pregnancy.
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Toxemia of pregnancy and early rupture of membranes were the principal indications for cesarean section.
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Nothing that so drives out the littlenesses that poison his life and set up the toxaemia of selfishness.
2
The conditions formerly known as "delayed shock" and "prostration with excitement" are now generally recognised to be due to toxæmia.
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Amputation of the limb is reserved for grave cases, in which life is endangered by toxæmia, which is attributed to the primary lesion.