sản giật

Definition

1. Noun (Medical Term):
   • Eclampsia: A serious medical condition occurring during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, characterized by the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a person with pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in the urine). It is a life-threatening complication for both the mother and the baby.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bệnh nhân được chuyển cấp cứu vì sản giật. (The patient was transferred for emergency care due to eclampsia.)
  • Tiền sản giật có thể dẫn đến sản giật nếu không được điều trị. (Pre-eclampsia can lead to eclampsia if left untreated.)
  • Các bác sĩ đang nỗ lực kiểm soát cơn sản giật. (The doctors are working to control the eclampic seizure.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in medical contexts. It is often part of the compound term "tiền sản giật" (pre-eclampsia), which refers to the precursor condition.
• "cơn sản giật": an eclampic seizure or fit.
  • Sản phụ lên cơn sản giật ngay sau khi sinh. (The postpartum woman had an eclampic seizure right after delivery.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiền sản giật (n): Pre-eclampsia. The condition preceding eclampsia, involving high blood pressure and signs of organ damage, often to the liver and kidneys.
  • Cô ấy được chẩn đoán mắc tiền sản giật ở tuần thứ 30. (She was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at week 30.)

Synonyms

• Eclampsia: The direct medical synonym in English.
• Puerperal convulsions: An older, more specific term sometimes used.

Important Note

• Sản giật is a specific, severe medical emergency. It is not a general term for seizures. In non-medical conversation, the more common word for a seizure is "co giật".