preeclampsia

See also: preëclampsia and pre-eclampsia

English

Alternative forms

pre-eclampsia, preëclampsia

Etymology

From pre- +‎ eclampsia.

Noun

preeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural preeclampsias)

(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 5% of all women, 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 (zǐxián qiánqī)
Czech: preeklampsie f
Dutch: pre-eclampsie f, zwangerschapsvergiftiging f
Finnish: raskausmyrkytys (fi), pre-eklampsia
French: please add this translation if you can

Greek: προεκλαμψία (el) f (proeklampsía)
Irish: réamheaclaimsia f
Italian: preeclampsia f
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: graviditetstoxikos, preeklampsi

Italian

Alternative forms

pre-eclampsia

Noun

preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsie)

(pathology) preeclampsia

Related terms

eclampsia

Spanish

Noun

preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsias)

preeclampsia

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