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toxemia vs septicemia

septicemia vs toxemia

toxemia and septicemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
toxemia Yes No No No
septicemia Yes No No No
As nouns, septicemia is a hypernym of toxemia; that is, septicemia is a word with a broader meaning than toxemia:
  • toxemia: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
  • septicemia: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
Other hypernyms of toxemia include blood poisoning, septicaemia.
toxemia (noun) septicemia (noun)
blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
Difference between toxemia and septicemia

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