Toxaemia \Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[o^]ks"[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under {Blood}.
toxaemia n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: {toxemia of pregnancy}, {toxaemia of pregnancy}, {toxemia}] 2: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: {toxemia}]