Definition of Toxaemia of pregnancy

1. Noun. An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine.

Exact synonyms: Toxaemia, Toxemia, Toxemia Of Pregnancy
Generic synonyms: Illness, Malady, Sickness, Unwellness
Specialized synonyms: Eclampsia, Pre-eclampsia, Preeclampsia

Medical Definition of Toxaemia of pregnancy

1. A condition seen in the third trimester of pregnancy that is characterised by hypertension, swelling and the presence of protein in the urine. Synonym: preeclampsia. (12 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toxaemia Of Pregnancy

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toxaemia of pregnancy (current term)
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toxaemic jaundice
toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy
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toxemia of pregnancy
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Literary usage of Toxaemia of pregnancy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1906)
"CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE toxaemia of pregnancy. ... reports the results of a year's study of the clinical manifestations of the toxaemia of pregnancy. ..."

2. Mother and Child by Edward Parker Davis (1902)
"The Toxaemia of Pregnancy. As the mother nourishes herself and the unborn child, she produces within her body an increased quantity of waste material. ..."

3. Transactions of the Luzerne County Medical Society by Luzerne County Medical Society (1903)
"THE toxaemia of pregnancy. BY EDWARD P. DAVIS, AM, If. D. Professor of Obstetrics in the ... The earliest manifestation of the toxaemia of pregnancy is ..."

4. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1918)
"I. The Metabolism in the Toxaemia of Pregnancy, Am. Jour. ... Edgar, J. Clifton : Clinical Manifestations of the Toxaemia of Pregnancy, NY Med. ..."

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