eklamsia

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklămpsĭs, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklắmpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɛklamˈsia/ [ɛ.klamˈsi.a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: e‧klam‧si‧a

Noun

èklamsia

  1. (obstetrics, pathology) eclampsia (a complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension)

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