Eclampsia Definition

ĭ-klămpsē-ə
noun
An attack of convulsions; specif., a disorder that may occur late in pregnancy, characterized by convulsions, edema, and elevated blood pressure.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Eclampsia

Noun

Singular:
eclampsia
Plural:
eclampsias

Origin of Eclampsia

  • New Latin from Greek eklampsis a shining forth, sudden development from eklampein to shine forth ek- out ecto– lampein to shine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Coined Greek, from ecto-, 'out of', and lampein, 'to shine'.

    From Wiktionary

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