toxaemia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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},
         {toxaemia}]
    2: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the
       blood [syn: {toxemia}, {toxaemia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.
   [1913 Webster]