Eclampsia
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension. uncountable, usually
- 2 a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy wordnet
Example
More examples"Pre-eclampsia can develop suddenly, usually in the second half of a woman's pregnancy. The condition can lead to a more serious disease called eclampsia that can cause convulsions in pregnant women and result in death of both the mother and child. Researchers at Harvard University and Beth Deaconess Hospital in Boston have identified a marker or substance in the blood that appears to increase the risk of pre-eclampsia in women."
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).
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