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ec⋅lamp⋅si⋅a
[i-klamp-see-uh] 
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–noun Pathology.
| a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions. |
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| e·clamp·si·a (ĭ-klāmp'sē-ə) n. Coma and convulsions before, during, or shortly after childbirth, characterized by edema, hypertension, and proteinuria. [New Latin, from Greek eklampsis, a shining forth, sudden development, from eklampein, to shine forth : ek-, out; see ecto- + lampein, to shine.] e·clamp'tic (-tĭk) adj. |
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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 to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to infantile convulsions.
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Main Entry: ec·lamp·sia
Pronunciation: i-'klam(p)-sE-&, e-
Function: noun
: a convulsive state : an attack of convulsions: as a : convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia —compare TOXEMIA OFPREGNANCY b : a condition comparable to milk fever of cows occurring in domestic animals (as dogs and cats) —ec·lamp·tic /i-'klam(p)-tik,e-/ adjective
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eclampsia ecl·amp·si·a (ĭ-klāmp'sē-ə)
n.
Coma and convulsions during or immediately after pregnancy or parturition, characterized by edema, hypertension, and proteinuria.
e·clamp'tic (-tĭk) adj.
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