different between pregnancy vs eclampsia

English

Etymology

From pregnant +? -cy.

Noun

pregnancy (countable and uncountable, plural pregnancies)

1. (countable) The condition of being pregnant.
   • 2012, Caroline Davies, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting first baby (in The Guardian, 3 December 2012)[1]

     News that the duchess is in the "very early stages" of pregnancy with the third-in-line to the throne was officially released after she was taken to the King Edward VII hospital in central London, suffering from hyperemesis gravidarun, very acute morning sickness.

2. The period of time this condition prevails.
3. (uncountable) The progression of stages from conception to birth.

Synonyms

• gestation
• gravidity

Related terms

• pregnant

Coordinate terms

• with child

Translations

Further reading

• pregnancy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• eclampsy

Etymology

From the New Latin eclampsia, after a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *???????? (eklampsía), derived regularly from the extant verb ??????? (eklámp?, “I burst forth violently”). Compare the French éclampsie.

Noun

eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)

1. (pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.

Derived terms

• preeclampsia

Translations

Further reading

• eclampsia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

eclampsia f (plural eclampsie)

1. (pathology) eclampsia

Derived terms

• preeclampsia

Further reading

• eclampsia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (éklampsis, “lightning”) +? -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?klambsja/, [e?klãm.bsja]
• Hyphenation: e?clam?psia

Noun

eclampsia f (plural eclampsias)

1. (pathology) eclampsia

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