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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

eclampsia
    n 1: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly
         coma during or immediately after pregnancy

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive
         affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to
         infantile convulsions.
         [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Eclampsia:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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