eclampsia
A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklămpsĭs, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklắmpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).
pregnancy complication
eclamptism
gravidarum
infantile convulsion
pregnancy toxaemia
pregnancy toxemia
puerperal convulsion
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