eclampsia

== English == === Alternative forms === eclampsy === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/ === Noun === eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias) (pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “eclampsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “eclampsia”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries == Italian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === eclampsia f (plural eclampsie) (pathology) eclampsia ==== Derived terms ==== preeclampsia === Further reading === eclampsia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed 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). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈkɫamp.si.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈklamp.si.a] === Noun === eclampsia f (genitive eclampsiae); first declension (New Latin, pathology) eclampsia ==== Inflection ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: eclampsia == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ἔκλαμψις (éklampsis, “lightning”) +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈklambsja/ [eˈklãmb.sja] Rhymes: -ambsja Syllabification: e‧clamp‧sia === Noun === eclampsia f (plural eclampsias) (pathology) eclampsia === References === === Further reading === “eclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025