Meaning of ECLAMPSIA
| Pronunciation: | | i'klampseeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy |
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| | See Also: | | toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ec*lamp"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a shining forth,
fr. ? to shine forth; ? out + ? to shine.] (Med.)
A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of
epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.
Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive
affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to
infantile convulsions.
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| | Definition: | | Eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by four conditions: elevated blood pressure, proteinuria (protein in the urine), edema (fluid buildup in the tissues) and seizure. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, apoplexy, arrest, attack, autonomic epilepsy, blockage, cardiac epilepsy, clonic spasm, clonus, convulsion, cortical epilepsy, cramp, cursive epilepsy, diurnal epilepsy, epilepsia, epilepsia gravior, epilepsia major, epilepsia minor, epilepsia mitior, epilepsia nutans, epilepsia tarda, epilepsy, epitasis, falling sickness, fit, focal epilepsy, frenzy, grand mal, grip, haute mal, hysterical epilepsy, ictus, Jacksonian epilepsy, larval epilepsy, laryngeal epilepsy, laryngospasm, latent epilepsy, lockjaw, matutinal epilepsy, menstrual epilepsy, musicogenic epilepsy, myoclonous epilepsy, nocturnal epilepsy, occlusion, orgasm, paroxysm, petit mal, physiologic epilepsy, psychic epilepsy, psychomotor epilepsy, reflex epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, rotatoria, seizure, sensory epilepsy, serial epilepsy, sexual climax, spasm, stoppage, stroke, tardy epilepsy, tetanus, tetany, throes, thromboembolism, thrombosis, tonic epilepsy, tonic spasm, torsion spasm, traumatic epilepsy, trismus, ucinate epilepsy, visitation |
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