- toxemia
(toxic) The general term, as defined by the 1997 Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary: an abnormal condition associated with the presence of toxic substances in the blood: as a: a generalized intoxication due to absorption and systemic dissemination of bacterial toxins from a focus of infection b: intoxication due to dissemination of toxic substances (as some by-products of protein metabolism) that cause functional or organic disturbances (as in the kidneys)

