toxemic

English

Alternative forms

• toxaemic (UK)
• toxæmic (obsolete)

Etymology

From toxemia (“organic blood poisoning”) +‎ -ic, from New Latin toxaemia, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “poison, toxin”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːmɪk

Adjective

toxemic (comparative more toxemic, superlative most toxemic)

1. affected by or otherwise relating to toxemia, organically poisoned