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sickness vs toxemia

toxemia vs sickness

sickness and toxemia both are nouns.

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

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