preeclampsia

== English == === Alternative forms === pre-eclampsia, preëclampsia === Etymology === From pre- + eclampsia. === Noun === preeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural preeclampsias) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== (dated) toxemia of pregnancy ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Alternative forms === pre-eclampsia === Noun === preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsie) (pathology) preeclampsia ==== Related terms ==== eclampsia == Spanish == === Etymology === From pre- + eclampsia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾeeˈklambsja/ [pɾe.eˈklãmb.sja] Rhymes: -ambsja Syllabification: pre‧e‧clamp‧sia === Noun === preeclampsia f (plural preeclampsias) (pathology) preeclampsia === Further reading === “preeclampsia”, 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