Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
HELLP syndrome Pronunciation:
'help- Function:
noun Etymology:
hemolysis
elevated
liver enzymes, and
low
plateletcount
: a serious disorder of pregnancy of unknown etiology that occurs between the 23rd and 39th weeks, that is characterized by a great reduction in the number of platelets per cubicmillimeter, by hemolysis, by abnormal liver function tests, and sometimes by hypertension, and that requires termination of pregnancy
