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<cardiology, neurology, obstetrics> Convulsions and coma occurring in a pregnant or puerperal woman, associated with preeclampsia, i.e., with hypertension, oedema, and/or proteinuria.
Origin: Gr. Eklampein = to shine forth
(11 Mar 2008)
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