n :  a convulsive state  :  an attack of convulsions: as  a  :  convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia - compare TOXEMIA OF PREGNANCY   b  :  a condition comparable to milk fever of cows occurring in domestic animals (as dogs and cats) ec*lamp*tic adj 
 
   
 
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