PREECLAMPSIA


Meaning of PREECLAMPSIA in English

/pree'i klamp"see euh/ , n.

Pathol. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.

Also, pre-eclampsia .

[ 1920-25; PRE- + ECLAMPSIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .