Definitions for eclampsiaɪˈklæmp si ə

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eclampsia(noun)

    a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy


  1. eclampsia(Noun)

    A complication of pregnancy characterized by convulsions and coma. See preeclampsia.

  2. Origin: Coined Greek, from ecto-, 'out of', and lampein, 'to shine'.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eclampsia(noun)


  2. Origin: [NL., from Gr. a shining forth, fr. to shine forth; out + to shine.]


  1. Eclampsia

    Eclampsia is an acute and life-threatening complication of pregnancy, characterized by the appearance of tonic–clonic seizures, usually in a patient who has developed pre-eclampsia. Eclampsia includes seizures and coma that happen during pregnancy but are not due to preexisting or organic brain disorders.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Eclampsia

    Onset of HYPERREFLEXIA; SEIZURES; or COMA in a previously diagnosed pre-eclamptic patient (PRE-ECLAMPSIA).

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