eclâmpsia

See also: eclampsia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eclampsia

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklămpsĭs, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈklɐ̃p.si.ɐ/ [eˈklɐ̃p.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /eˈklɐ̃p.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈklɐ̃p.si.ɐ/ [eˈklɐ̃p.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /eˈklɐ̃p.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈklɐ̃p.si.a/ [eˈklɐ̃p.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /eˈklɐ̃p.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈklɐ̃.psjɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃psiɐ

Noun

eclâmpsia f (usually uncountable, plural eclâmpsias)

1. (pathology) eclampsia

Related terms

• eclâmptico

Further reading

• “eclâmpsia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “eclâmpsia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025