eclampsia

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eclampsia

/ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/

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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).

noun eclampsias · eclampsy

uncountable, usually A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.

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noun complication of pregnancy

Español	eclampsia
한국어	자간 jagan
日本語	子癇 shikan
中文	子癇 /子痫 zǐxián
Português	eclâmpsia
Français	éclampsie
Deutsch	Eklampsie, Fraisen
Italiano	eclampsia
Ελληνικά	εκλαμψία eklampsía
Русский	эклампсия eklampsija
Tiếng Việt	sản giật, sản kinh

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"eclampsia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eclampsia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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eclampsia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eclampsia

Chicago

"eclampsia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eclampsia.

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@misc{eclampsia_2026,
  title = {eclampsia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eclampsia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}