eklamsia

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• eklampsi, eklampsia

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).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛklamˈsia/ [ɛ.klamˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: e‧klam‧si‧a

Noun

èklamsia

1. (obstetrics, pathology) eclampsia (a complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension)

Further reading

• “eklamsia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.