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noun Pathology.
a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
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| eclampsia (ɪˈklæmpsɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pathol Compare pre-eclampsia a toxic condition of unknown cause that sometimes develops in the last three months of pregnancy, characterized by high blood pressure, abnormal weight gain and convulsions |
| 2. | another name for milk fever (in cattle) |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek eklampsis a shining forth, from eklampein, from lampein to shine] | |
| ec'lamptic | |
| —adj | |
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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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