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toxaemia

noun [U] specialized (mainly US toxemia)
 
 
/tɒkˈsiː.mi.ə/ US  /tɑːk-/

Definition

the condition of having a poisonous substance or substances in your bloodDisorders and diseases of the heart and blood
(Definition of toxaemia noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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