a condition in which a pregnant woman has high blood pressure and convulsions, which can be dangerous to the woman and the baby 子痫（怀孕引起的高血压和惊厥，对产妇母子造成威胁） Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from French éclampsie, from Greek eklampsis ‘sudden development’, from eklampein ‘shine out’.