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toxemias of pregnancy

toxemias of pregnancy is the plural 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

Questions about toxemias of pregnancy

What is toxemias of pregnancy the plural of?
Toxemias of pregnancy is the plural of toxemia of pregnancy.

Words near toxemias of pregnancy in the dictionary

  1. toxascarosis
  2. Toxcatl
  3. toxemia
  4. toxemia of pregnancy
  5. toxemias
  6. toxemias of pregnancy
  7. toxemic
  8. toxi-
  9. toxic
  10. toxic anterior segment syndrome
  11. toxic asset

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