Hyphenation of “eclampsia”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for eclampsia is eclamp-sia, with 1 possible break point in this result.
What does “eclampsia” mean?
eclampsia: A condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby.
A condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby.
Example: “We determined whether a recorded history of gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia or eclampsia predicted cardiovascular disease in later life, as indicated by measures of mortality and morbidity.”
How “eclampsia” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is eclamp-sia. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.
Questions about “eclampsia”
How do you hyphenate “eclampsia”?
In the US-English result used here, eclampsia is hyphenated as eclamp-sia.
Where can “eclampsia” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.
What does “eclampsia” mean?
A condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby.
Can you use “eclampsia” in a sentence?
“We determined whether a recorded history of gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia or eclampsia predicted cardiovascular disease in later life, as indicated by measures of mortality and morbidity.”