Word: eclampsia
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Toxemia, as the condition is more commonly known, is the forerunner of eclampsia, in which women fall victim to convulsive seizures near the end of pregnancy. Left untreated, such seizures can lead to death in preeclampsia's victims, who are usually very young mothers or older mothers aged...