eclampsia

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklampsis, sudden development, violent onset, literally brightness), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklámpō, to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).

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Noun

eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)

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

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Italian

Etymology

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Noun

eclampsia f (plural eclampsie)

  1. (pathology) eclampsia

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklampsis, sudden development, violent onset, literally brightness), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklámpō, to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

eclampsia f (genitive eclampsiae); first declension

  1. (New Latin, pathology) eclampsia

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eclampsia eclampsiae
Genitive eclampsiae eclampsiārum
Dative eclampsiae eclampsiīs
Accusative eclampsiam eclampsiās
Ablative eclampsiā eclampsiīs
Vocative eclampsia eclampsiae

Descendants

  • English: eclampsia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ἔκλαμψις (éklampsis, lightning) +‎ -ia.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈklambsja/
  • Rhymes: -ambsja
  • Syllabification: e‧clamp‧sia

Noun

eclampsia f (plural eclampsias)

  1. (pathology) eclampsia

References

  1. ^ eclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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