eclampsia
noun
eclamp·sia
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Definition of eclampsia
: a convulsive state
especially
: an attack of convulsions during pregnancy or childbirth
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Other Words from eclampsia
eclamptic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of eclampsia in a Sentence
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Black mothers died most often from heart conditions and blood pressure complications like preeclampsia and eclampsia. — Anna Claire Vollers | [email protected], al.com, "Deaths from pregnancy and child birth are often preventable; Alabama finally starts to take notice," 9 June 2019 Athleta Felix gave birth to her daughter, Camryn, in November 2018 through emergency C-section at 32 weeks after suffering severe pre-eclampsia. — Fortune, "Athleta Sponsors Its First Athlete, Allyson Felix," 31 July 2019 Otherwise, eclampsia can cause similar symptoms as preeclampsia. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "11 Health Conditions You Should Know About If You’re Black and Pregnant," 30 July 2019 Preeclampsia/eclampsia threatens mothers from all racial, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. — Anna Claire Vollers | [email protected], al.com, "Black, poor and Southern: One of the deadliest demographics for pregnant women in America," 25 June 2019 West has been open about her pregnancy struggles, having suffered pre-eclampsia, a complication characterized by high blood pressure with both North and Saint. — Chloe Melas, CNN, "Kim Kardashian shares photo of newborn son Psalm West," 10 June 2019 Johnson’s seizure was the result of postpartum eclampsia, a serious medical condition that can affect new mothers, which is typically indicated by high blood pressure when combined with other symptoms. — Bob Miller, al.com, "After childbirth nearly claimed her life, this Alabama mom wants to see more postpartum care," 9 June 2019 Some major pregnancy complications—pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, even still births—are thought to be due to problems in the development of the placenta during the first trimester. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Researchers grow a placenta in a petri dish," 4 Dec. 2018 Hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy including preeclampsia and eclampsia affects an estimated 3 to 10 percent of pregnancies. — Olivia Campbell, SELF, "How California Cut Its Maternal Death Rate in Half," 9 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eclampsia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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eclampsia
noun
ec·lamp·sia
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Medical Definition of eclampsia
: a convulsive state : an attack of convulsions: as
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: convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia — compare toxemia of pregnancy
b
: a condition comparable to milk fever of cows occurring in domestic animals (as dogs and cats)
Other Words from eclampsia
eclamptic
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adjective
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adjective