eclampsia
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklampsis, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklámpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)
- (pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
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References edit
- “eclampsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “eclampsia”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
eclampsia f (plural eclampsie)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- eclampsia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklampsis, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklámpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈklamp.si.a/, [ɛˈkɫ̪ämps̠iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈklamp.si.a/, [eˈklämpsiä]
Noun edit
eclampsia f (genitive eclampsiae); first declension
Inflection edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | eclampsia | eclampsiae |
Genitive | eclampsiae | eclampsiārum |
Dative | eclampsiae | eclampsiīs |
Accusative | eclampsiam | eclampsiās |
Ablative | eclampsiā | eclampsiīs |
Vocative | eclampsia | eclampsiae |
Descendants edit
- → English: eclampsia
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ἔκλαμψις (éklampsis, “lightning”) + -ia.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eclampsia f (plural eclampsias)
References edit
- ^ “eclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading edit
- “eclampsia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014