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pre⋅e⋅clamp⋅si⋅a

  [pree-i-klamp-see-uh]
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–noun
Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
Also, pre-e⋅clamp⋅si⋅a.

Origin:
1920–25; pre- + eclampsia
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