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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eclampsia \Ec*lamp"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr ? a shining forth, fr ? to shine forth; ? out + ? to shine.] (Med.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence epilepsy itself convulsions. Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to infantile convulsions. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: eclampsia n : characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
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