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1. (n.) eclampsia
a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
Etymology: (1855–60; < Gk éklamps(is) sudden development, der. of eklámpein to shine forth, burst (ek-ec - +lámpein to shine))
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1. (noun) eclampsia
a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
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1. (noun) eclampsia
a fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions
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1. eclampsia
Onset of HYPERREFLEXIA; SEIZURES; or COMA in a previously diagnosed pre-eclamptic patient (PRE-ECLAMPSIA).
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