preeclampsia

See also: preëclampsia and pre-eclampsia

English

Alternative forms

• pre-eclampsia, preëclampsia

Etymology

From pre- +‎ eclampsia.

Noun

preeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural preeclampsias)

1. (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.

Translations

complication of pregnancy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 子癇前期／子痫前期, 子痫前期 (zǐxián qiánqī)

• Czech: preeklampsie f
• Dutch: pre-eclampsie f, zwangerschapsvergiftiging (nl) f
• Finnish: raskausmyrkytys (fi), pre-eklampsia
• French: pré-éclampsie (fr) f
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• Greek: προεκλαμψία (el) f (proeklampsía)
• Irish: réamheaclaimsia f
• Italian: preeclampsia f
• Polish: preeklampsja (pl) f, stan przedrzucawkowy f
• Spanish: preeclampsia (es) f
• Swedish: graviditetstoxikos, preeklampsi

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Italian

Alternative forms

• pre-eclampsia

Noun

preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsie)

1. (pathology) preeclampsia

Related terms

• eclampsia

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Spanish

Etymology

pre- +‎ eclampsia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeeˈklambsja/ [pɾe.eˈklãmb.sja]
• Hyphenation: pre‧e‧clam‧psia

Noun

preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsias)

1. (pathology) preeclampsia