Term Name: pre-eclampsia
Synonyms: gestational hypertension, hypertension induced by pregnancy, pre-eclamptic toxaemia, preeclampsia, preeclampsia/eclampsia, pregnancy associated hypertension, pregnancy toxemia, proteinuric hypertension of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy
Definition: A hypertension occurring during pregnancy characterized by large amounts of protein in the urine (proteinuria) and edema, usually by the last trimester of pregnancy.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:10591]   ( DOID:10591 )

Relationships
is a type of: hypertension
has subtype: eclampsia mild pre-eclampsia severe pre-eclampsia