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toxaemia of pregnancy

toxaemia of pregnancy is the alternative spelling of toxemia of pregnancy.

Meaning of toxemia of pregnancy

Noun

toxemia of pregnancy (countable and uncountable, plural toxemias of pregnancy)

  1. (dated) Synonym of preeclampsia.
    • Iatrogenic poisoning can result from the use of magnesium in the treatment of hypertension or of toxemia of pregnancy; deaths have been reported from the use of magnesium sulfate enemas in megacolon and from oral administration for purging.1983, Richard E. Behrman, Victor C. Vaughan, III, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, W. B. Saunders, →ISBN, page 249
    Synonyms:
    preeclampsia

Forms of toxaemia of pregnancy

pluraltoxaemias of pregnancy

Questions about toxaemia of pregnancy

What is toxaemia of pregnancy the alternative spelling of?
Toxaemia of pregnancy is the alternative spelling of toxemia of pregnancy.

Words near toxaemia of pregnancy in the dictionary

  1. towzling
  2. towzy
  3. tox
  4. tox-
  5. toxaemia
  6. toxaemia of pregnancy
  7. toxaemias
  8. toxaemias of pregnancy
  9. toxaemic
  10. toxalbumic
  11. toxalbumin

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