Meaning of preeclampsia | Babel Free
Definitions
A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension 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.
Equivalents
Čeština
preeklampsie
Ελληνικά
προεκλαμψία
Español
preeclampsia
Français
pré-éclampsie
Italiano
preeclampsia
Svenska
havandeskapsförgiftning
Tiếng Việt
tiền sản giật
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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