ECLAMPSIA

eclampsia

(noun) a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)

(pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.

Source: Wiktionary

Ec*lamp"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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