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Eclampsia

Eclampsia Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Eclampsia? [n] a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy Synonyms \| Synonyms for Eclampsia: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Eclampsia: 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 See Also \| toxaemia \| toxaemia of pregnancy \| toxemia \| toxemia of pregnancy Eclampsia In Webster's Dictionary \Eclamp"sia\, 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.

Eclampsia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eclampsia?

[n] a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

Synonyms | Synonyms for Eclampsia:

See Also | toxaemia | toxaemia of pregnancy | toxemia | toxemia of pregnancy

Eclampsia In Webster's Dictionary

\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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