Citations:copræmia

Noun: absorption of into

 * 1901, William Osler, The Principles and Practice of Medicine, D. Appleton and Company; fourth edition, § V, page #539:
 * All kinds of evils have been attributed to poisoning by the resorption of noxious matters from the retained fæces —copræmia—but it is not likely that this takes place to any extent.
 * 1904, James Sawyer, Contributions to Practical Medicine, Cornish Brothers; fourth edition, Chapter II, page #73:
 * If you find evidence of copræmia in a case of insomnia, you must, in any case, treat the underlying fæcal retention.
 * 1905, Alfred W. Sikes, The Pathology and Treatment of Puerperal Eclampsia in the Light of Recent Work, in The Practitioner; Volume LXXIV, page #647:
 * Another point is, how much a condition of constipation and consequent copræmia has to do with the symptoms, i.e., is the alimentary canal in any way responsible ?