eclampsia

Meaning

A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.

Synonyms

eclampsy

pregnancy complication

eclamptism

gravidarum

infantile convulsion

pregnancy toxaemia

pregnancy toxemia

convulsion

puerperal convulsion

Translations

Eklampsie

éclampsie

eclampsia

eclampsia

eclampsia

eclâmpsia

eclàmpsia

eclampsie

grávidas

toxemia da gestação

toxemia da gravidez

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).