# eclampsia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/ · frequency rank #57,998

## Definitions
1. A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.

## Etymology
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).

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eclampsia