eclampsia

Noun

Meaning

A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

attack access arrest blockade blockage convulsion cramp pre-eclampsia apoplexy preeclampsia tetany trismus laryngospasm clonus epilepsia major

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Antonyms

hand release guide advantage freedom relief

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Hypernyms

toxemia toxaemia of pregnancy toxaemia toxemia of pregnancy

Phrases with the word

eclampsia of pregnancy

Examples

The review of maternal deaths highlighted the direct evoked causes of reported maternal deaths: hemorrhage (delivery hemorrhage), severe infections, postoperative complications (pelvic peritonitis), and eclampsia. Source: Internet

Among those risks are acute kidney failure, bleeding disorders, and Eclampsia in the mother, as well as the premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall and fetal death. Source: Internet

He further said that eclampsia can follow a condition of high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine during pregnancy (preeclampsia). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

eclair eclaircise eclaircissement eclampsia of pregnancy eclampsic eclampsy