eclampsia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

WordNet

Ec*lamp"si*a noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. a shining forth, fr. to shine forth; out + to shine.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions. ✍ The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to infantile convulsions.

Webster 1913