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pre-eclampsia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pre-eclampsia has 1 sense
- pre-eclampsia(n = noun.state) preeclampsia - abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated; Array is a kind of toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pre-eclampsia, n. a condition of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and other symptoms associated with eclampsia.
Derivative
pre-eclamptic adj. & n.
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