preeclamptic

Variant of preeclampsia

preeclampsia definition

pre·ec·lamp·sia (prē′i klamp′sē ə)

noun

a disorder that may occur late in pregnancy, characterized by high blood pressure, edema, protein in the urine, etc.: it may develop into eclampsia

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