noun
an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
• Syn: ↑toxaemia of pregnancy, ↑toxemia, ↑toxaemia
• Hypernyms: ↑illness, ↑unwellness, ↑malady, ↑sickness
• Hyponyms: ↑eclampsia, ↑preeclampsia, ↑pre-eclampsia
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: a disorder of unknown cause that is peculiar to pregnancy, is usually of sudden onset, is marked by hypertension, albuminuria, edema, headache, and visual disturbances, and may or may not be accompanied by convulsions — compare eclampsia, preeclampsia
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Pathol.
an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, edema, and the presence of protein in the urine. Cf. eclampsia, preeclampsia.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.