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Definition of Preeclamptic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preeclamptic
Literary usage of Preeclamptic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... the cause of preeclamptic toxemia remains unclear. (Auth. Abe.) 91-3556.
Leonard, MB; Vreman, HJ; Ferguson JE, 2.d.; Smith, DW; Stevenson, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1919)
"I have seen cases in which the induction of labor has been performed in the
preeclamptic stage and shortly after the onset of labor the woman had ..."
3. Therapeutic Gazette (1899)
"abandoned as a diaphoretic in the presence of an eclamptic attack, I know of no
good reason contraindicating its use in this, the preeclamptic, state in the ..."
4. Obstetrics, Normal and Operative by George Peaslee Shears (1916)
"On the whole, the best term is preeclamptic toxaemia. This identifies the condition,
even if it does not explain it, since we know that in the vast majority ..."
5. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1907)
"the preeclamptic stage. The tendency of toxemia to produce disturbances of the
nervous system is illustrated by a case in my experience where, ..."
6. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The delivery of the fetus is considered to be the most definitive method to
minimize preeclamptic complications, but other measures (eg, ..."
7. Principles and practice of obstetrics by Joseph Bolivar De Lee (1918)
"... the urine diminishes in amount, and the case develops the haracteristic aspect
of preeclamptic toxemia. Some writers call these aggravated indings the ..."