Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A condition of hypertension occurring in pregnancy, typically accompanied by edema and proteinuria.
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- noun pathology A complication of
pregnancy , affecting about 5% of all women, characterized byhypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions,coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.
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- noun abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
Etymologies
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Examples
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That’s when the doctor used the word preeclampsia.
Love Brought Me Back Natalie cole 2010
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Medical problems, such as preeclampsia, which is extremely high blood pressure in the mother, or fetal distress, do not fully explain the increase of induced deliveries, which often result in late preterm births, birth between 32 and 36 weeks gestation.
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Medical problems, such as preeclampsia, which is extremely high blood pressure in the mother, or fetal distress, do not fully explain the increase of induced deliveries, which often result in late preterm births, birth between 32 and 36 weeks gestation.
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Medical problems, such as preeclampsia, which is extremely high blood pressure in the mother, or fetal distress, do not fully explain the increase of induced deliveries, which often result in late preterm births, birth between 32 and 36 weeks gestation.
innovations-report 2010
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Medical problems, such as preeclampsia, which is extremely high blood pressure in the mother, or fetal distress, do not fully explain the increase of induced deliveries, which often result in late preterm births, birth between 32 and 36 weeks gestation.
innovations-report 2010
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Medical problems, such as preeclampsia, which is extremely high blood pressure in the mother, or fetal distress, do not fully explain the increase of induced deliveries, which often result in late preterm births, birth between 32 and 36 weeks gestation.
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Gestational hypertension can also develop into a more dangerous condition called preeclampsia.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Gestational hypertension can also develop into a more dangerous condition called preeclampsia.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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A study conducted by scientists at Yale University and published in 2008 reported that, compared to pregnant women who ate less than one serving of chocolate a week, those who consumed five or more servings of chocolate each week during their third trimester had a 40 percent lower risk of developing the dangerous high blood pressure condition known as preeclampsia.
Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010
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The reality mom went into premature labor last week due to a rare condition called preeclampsia, which causes high blood pressure during pregnancy.
Duggar Baby 19 Born Prematurely After Emergency C-Section [Josie Brooklyn Duggar] 2009
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