TOXAEMIA OF PREGNANCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does toxaemia of pregnancy mean?
• TOXAEMIA OF PREGNANCY (noun)
The noun TOXAEMIA OF PREGNANCY has 1 sense:
1. an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
Familiarity information: TOXAEMIA OF PREGNANCY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TOXAEMIA OF PREGNANCY (noun)
Meaning:
An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
toxaemia; toxaemia of pregnancy; toxemia; toxemia of pregnancy
Hypernyms ("toxaemia of pregnancy" is a kind of...):
illness; malady; sickness; unwellness (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toxaemia of pregnancy"):
eclampsia (a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy)
pre-eclampsia; preeclampsia (abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated)