eclampsia
(noun) a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
