pre-eclampsia, preeclampsia - abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated

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eclampsia illness malady pre-eclampsia preeclampsia sickness toxaemia toxemia toxemia of pregnancy Unwellness			In secondary hypertension, there is involvement of other organs or systems such as the kidney, adrenal glands, and disorders like toxaemia of pregnancy. Drugs and Medicines to Treat High Blood Pressure by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community Differential renal protein clearance in toxaemia of pregnancy. Preeclampsia and eclampsia revisited by Pridjian, Gabriella / Southern Medical Journal It's called pre-eclampsia, or toxaemia of pregnancy, and causes high blood pressure, kidney disease and retention of fluid in pregnant women. Discoveries offer hope of a HAPPY NEW LIFE; WELL BEING by Smith, Tom / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			townlet towns townscape Townsend Townsend Harris Townsend's solitaire Townsendia Townsendia Exscapa townsfolk Townshend township townsman townspeople Townsville townswoman Townward towny towpath towrope Towser Towson Towy tox- tox. toxaemia toxaemia of pregnancy toxalbumin toxaphene toxemia toxemia of pregnancy toxi- toxic toxic chemical toxic chemical, biological, or radiological attack toxic condition toxic dumpsite toxic effect toxic industrial waste toxic shock toxic shock syndrome toxic site toxic waste toxic waste area toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxicant Toxication toxicity toxico- Toxicodendron Toxicodendron diversilobum			Towry Law Insurance Brokers tows tows tows tows Towser Towson Towson Towson International Debate Institute Towson State University Towson Unitarian Universalist Church Towson University Towson University Police Department Towson, Maryland Towson, Maryland Towton Field Towtruck Towuti Towy Towy Tox tox(o)- tox- tox- tox. toxa toxa toxaemia toxaemia toxaemia toxaemia of pregnancy toxaemic toxaemic toxaemic toxalbumin toxalbumin toxaphene toxaphene toxaphene toxascariasis toxascariasis Toxascaris Toxascaris leonina Toxasteridae TOXDB toxemia toxemia toxemia toxemia of pregnancy toxemia of pregnancy toxemia of pregnancy toxemia with seizures toxemic toxemic toxemic toxemic agalactia toxemic jaundice toxemic shock TOXFP toxi- toxi-

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