eclampsias

noun

plural of eclampsia
as in convulsions

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  1. convulsions
  2. spasms
  3. relapses
  4. paroxysms
  5. pangs
  6. throes
Noun
  • Later Wednesday, Mexico City Health Secretary Nadine Gasman, told a news conference that another man, about 30, was treated by emergency personnel after suffering an epileptic seizure, convulsions, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • It is known to cause neurological problems, convulsions and comas, with children particularly at risk.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of convulsions
Noun
  • The whole thing lands closer to a murky inversion of early Return to Forever than the punk spasms of Naked City.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Tyler Glasnow is even further away from pitching in big-league games as his back spasms have kept him out for months.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of spasms
Noun
  • People whose symptoms clear up over time can still experience relapses for weeks after exposure.
    — Laura Bradley, Health, 13 July 2026
  • Individuals with weak immune systems are at higher risk for prolonged illness and relapses of symptoms.
    — Caroline Kee, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of relapses
Noun
  • Preparing a tax return can trigger paroxysms of stress at the best of times.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Also, stars in this frenzied state aren’t terribly stable; the fusion rate can be tempestuous, and the star undergoes incredibly violent paroxysms.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of paroxysms
Noun
  • Yet for the drivers, the pangs of change were felt through the last race at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, and are anticipated again at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
Definition of pangs
Noun
  • Rowdy children represent yet another challenge for restaurants like his that have struggled through the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, skyrocketing prices for beef, cooking oil and other goods, Xue said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Stone and Clinton were both in throes of drug addictions and had a falling out before the album could be completed.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026
Definition of throes
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