eclampsia

noun Pathology.

1. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.

noun

1. pathol a toxic condition of unknown cause that sometimes develops in the last three months of pregnancy, characterized by high blood pressure, abnormal weight gain and convulsionsCompare pre-eclampsia
2. another name for milk fever (in cattle)

n.

1. Coma or convulsions in a patient with preeclampsia, occurring in late pregnancy, during labor, or within 24 hours after parturition.