preeclampsia

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noun

A multisystem pregnancy disorder, defined by hypertension arising after twenty weeks of gestation, usually accompanied by proteinuria, and associated with placental dysfunction and maternal organ involvement.

Similar
toxemia of pregnancypre-eclampsia
OriginEnglish eclampsia ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural preeclampsias)

plural preeclampsias · alternative pre-eclampsia · alternative preëclampsia

  1. uncountableusuallygynaecologyA multisystem pregnancy disorder, defined by hypertension arising after twenty weeks of gestation, usually accompanied by proteinuria, and associated with placental dysfunction and maternal organ involvement.

    Synonyms: toxemia of pregnancy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA multisystem pregnancy disorder, defined by hypertension arising after twenty weeks of gestation, usually accompanied by proteinuria, and associated with placental dysfunction and maternal organ involvement.

Similar
toxemia of pregnancy

More synonyms by meaning

nounabnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated

Similar
pre-eclampsia
Broader
toxemia of pregnancytoxaemia of pregnancytoxemia
Also see
toxemia of pregnancy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englisheclampsia
  10. Englishpreeclampsia

From pre- + eclampsia.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic تسمّم الحمل
  • تسمّم الحملcomplication of pregnancy
Catalan preeclàmpsia
  • preeclàmpsiacomplication of pregnancy
Chinese Mandarin 子癇前期 /子痫前期
  • 子癇前期 /子痫前期 (zǐxián qiánqī)complication of pregnancy
Czech preeklampsie
  • preeklampsiecomplication of pregnancy
Dutch pre-eclampsie, zwangerschapsvergiftiging
  • pre-eclampsiecomplication of pregnancy
  • zwangerschapsvergiftigingcomplication of pregnancy
Finnish raskausmyrkytys, pre-eklampsia
  • raskausmyrkytyscomplication of pregnancy
  • pre-eklampsiacomplication of pregnancy
French pré-éclampsie
  • pré-éclampsiecomplication of pregnancy
Greek προεκλαμψία
  • προεκλαμψία (proeklampsía)complication of pregnancy
Irish réamheaclaimsia
  • réamheaclaimsiacomplication of pregnancy
Italian preeclampsia
  • preeclampsiacomplication of pregnancy
Polish preeklampsja, stan przedrzucawkowy
  • preeklampsjacomplication of pregnancy
  • stan przedrzucawkowycomplication of pregnancy
Spanish preeclampsia
  • preeclampsiacomplication of pregnancy
Swedish graviditetstoxikos, preeklampsi
  • graviditetstoxikoscomplication of pregnancy
  • preeklampsicomplication of pregnancy
  • havandeskapsförgiftningcomplication of pregnancy
Vietnamese tiền sản giật
  • tiền sản giậtcomplication of pregnancy
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APA

preeclampsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preeclampsia

MLA

“preeclampsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preeclampsia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preeclampsia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preeclampsia.

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