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illness vs toxaemia

toxaemia vs illness

illness and toxaemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illness Yes No No No
toxaemia Yes No No No
As nouns, toxaemia is a hyponym of illness; that is, toxaemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illness:
  • illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • toxaemia: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
illness (noun) toxaemia (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
Difference between illness and toxaemia

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