eclampsia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklămpsĭs, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklắmpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eclampsias | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| eclampsy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preeclampsia · preëclampsia · eclamptic
Translations (26)
pl rzucawka (complication of pregnancy) · id eklamsia (complication of pregnancy) · de Eklampsie (complication of pregnancy) · fr éclampsie (complication of pregnancy) · es eclampsia (complication of pregnancy) · de Fraisen (complication of pregnancy) · sh фра̑с (complication of pregnancy) · pl eklampsja (complication of pregnancy) · id eklampsia (complication of pregnancy) · it eclampsia (complication of pregnancy) · el εκλαμψία (complication of pregnancy) · vi sản giật (complication of pregnancy) · ru эклампсия (complication of pregnancy) · ca eclàmpsia (complication of pregnancy) · cmn 子癇 /子痫 (complication of pregnancy) · sh фра̑з (complication of pregnancy) · ga eaclaimsia (complication of pregnancy) · la eclampsia (complication of pregnancy) · sh frȃs (complication of pregnancy) · sh frȃz (complication of pregnancy) · pt eclâmpsia (complication of pregnancy) · vi sản kinh (complication of pregnancy) · ja 子癇 (complication of pregnancy) · eo eklampsio (complication of pregnancy) · ko 자간 (complication of pregnancy) · fi raskauskouristus (complication of pregnancy)