A complication of pregnancy charachterized by high blood pressure, edema, vomiting, presence of protein in the urine, and other symptoms.
A dangerous condition that can occur between the 20th and 24th weeks of pregnancy that is accompanied by high blood pressure and edema.
(Preeclampsia) A condition in which high blood pressure and fluid retention occur late in pregnancy.
an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
A condition in pregnancy, also known as pre-eclampsia (or preeclampsia) characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria (leakage of large amounts of the protein albumin into the urine) and edema (swelling) of the hands, feet, and face. Pre-eclampsia is the most common complication of pregnancy. It affects about 5% of pregnancies. It occurs in the third trimester (the last third) of pregnancy. See the entire definition of Toxemia
More commonly called preeclampsia, toxemia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine after 20 weeks gestation. Symptoms include rapid weight gain and increased swelling. If left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to the more serious eclampsia.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension, a dangerous condition that may occur during pregnancy. Symptoms may include elevated maternal blood pressure, swelling of ankles and hands, sudden weight gain and protein in the urine. See Eclampsia and PIH.
Also known as preeclampsia, toxemia is a serious condition occurring during pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, protein in the urine after the 20th week of pregnancy and swelling.
an infrequent complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and fluid retention
