preeclampsia
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See also: preëclampsia and pre-eclampsia
English
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Etymology
Noun
preeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural preeclampsias)
- (pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.
Synonyms
- (dated) toxemia of pregnancy
Translations
complication of pregnancy
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Italian
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Noun
preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsie)
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Spanish
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Pronunciation
Noun
preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsias)
Further reading
- “preeclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014