eclampsia
/ɪˈklæmpsɪə/noun
mass noun
- Medicine a condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby【医】子痫, 惊厥。参见PRE-ECLAMPSIA.
派生词
eclamptic
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from French éclampsie, from Greek eklampsis 'sudden development', from eklampein 'shine out'.