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preeclampsia

preeclampsia 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.

Noun

preeclampsia (usually uncountable, plural preeclampsias)

  1. (usually) 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.

preeclampsia meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

preeclampsia in Tamil

பேறு கால வலிப்பு, ஈனு கால வலிப்பு, சினைப்பருவ வலிப்பு நோய், எக்ளாம்ப்சியா, பேறு காலவலிப்பு, முன்சூல் வலிப்பு

preeclampsia in Arabic

complication of pregnancy
تسمّم الحمل

preeclampsia in Vietnamese

complication of pregnancy
tiền sản giật

Synonyms of preeclampsia

Forms of preeclampsia

pluralpreeclampsias
alternative formpre-eclampsia
alternative formpreëclampsia

Origin of preeclampsia

From pre- + eclampsia.

Questions about preeclampsia

What does preeclampsia mean?
Preeclampsia means 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.
What is preeclampsia in Tamil?
Preeclampsia in Tamil is பேறு கால வலிப்பு, ஈனு கால வலிப்பு, சினைப்பருவ வலிப்பு நோய். See Preeclampsia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is preeclampsia?
Preeclampsia is a noun.
What is the plural of preeclampsia?
The plural of preeclampsia is preeclampsias.

Words near preeclampsia in the dictionary

  1. Preeceville
  2. preechinulin
  3. preecho
  4. preechoes
  5. preechos
  6. preeclampsia
  7. preeclampsias
  8. preeclamptic
  9. preeclamptics
  10. preed
  11. preedit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preeclampsia (page history and authors); preeclampsia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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