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HELLP

HELLP noun: a serious pregnancy complication thought to be caused by pre-eclampsia.

Noun

HELLP (uncountable)

  1. A serious pregnancy complication thought to be caused by pre-eclampsia.

Origin of HELLP

Initialism of the three cardinal features of the syndrome: haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.

Questions about HELLP

What does HELLP mean?
HELLP means a serious pregnancy complication thought to be caused by pre-eclampsia.
What part of speech is HELLP?
HELLP is a noun.

Words near HELLP in the dictionary

  1. helloing
  2. Hellois
  3. helloji
  4. hellos
  5. hellova
  6. HELLP
  7. hellproof
  8. hellraiser
  9. hellraisers
  10. hellraising
  11. hellride

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