preeclampsia

preeclampsia
A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 5% of all women, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.

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  • Preeclampsia — A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria (leakage of large amounts of the protein albumin into the urine) and edema (swelling) of the hands, feet, and face. Preeclampsia is the… …   Medical dictionary

  • preeclampsia and eclampsia — Hypertensive conditions unique to pregnancy. Preeclampsia is marked by hypertension, protein in the urine, and hand and face edema, which develop late in pregnancy or soon after. Persistent hypertension compromises the fetus s blood supply and… …   Universalium

  • preeclampsia y eclampsia — Trastornos hipertensivos exclusivos del embarazo. La preeclampsia se manifiesta por hipertensión, proteína en la orina y edema de las manos y la cara, que se desarrollan tardíamente en el embarazo o poco después. La hipertensión persistente… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • preeclampsia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1923 a serious condition developing in late pregnancy that is characterized by a sudden rise in blood pressure, excessive weight gain, generalized edema, proteinuria, severe headache, and visual disturbances and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • preeclampsia — /pree i klamp see euh/, n. Pathol. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia. Also, pre eclampsia. [1920 25; PRE + ECLAMPSIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • preeclampsia — n. form of toxemia occurring in some pregnant women, complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure with fluid retention and proteinuria (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preeclampsia — pre·eclampsia …   English syllables

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