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A toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
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eclampsia
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (lb en pathology) A complication of (l en pregnancy) characterized by convulsions and coma.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1866, from Modern Latin, from Greek eklampsis "a shining forth, exceeding brightness," from ek- "out" (see ex- ) + stem of lampein "to shine" (see lamp ) + abstract noun ending -ia .
Wikipedia
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Eclampsia is the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia . Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy in which there is high blood pressure and either large amounts of protein in the urine or other organ dysfunction. Onset may be before, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eclampsia \Ec*lamp"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a shining forth, fr. ? to shine forth; ? out + ? to shine.] (Med.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions. Note: The term is generally restricted ...
WordNet
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n. a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
Usage examples of eclampsia.
Both of them neutralize the placental toxin that causes the eclampsia of pregnancy.
With any sensible prenatal care, Homer knew, eclampsia was usually avoidable.
The patient was a woman of thirty-six, in her eighth month of pregnancy, who was suddenly seized with eclampsia, which terminated fatally in ten hours.