To help you remember, use it on the same day(s) of the week as directed. Do not increase your dose or use this drug more often or for longer than prescribed. Your condition will not improve any faster, and your risk of side effects will increase. It may take 2 to 6 weeks before your red blood cell count increases. Tell your doctor if your symptoms do not get better or if they get worse.
Medical Definition of ECLAMPSIA. : a convulsive state: an attack of convulsions: as a: convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsiaâcompare toxemia of pregnancy b: a condition comparable to milk fever of cows occurring in domestic animals (as dogs and cats).edical Definition of ECLAMPSIA. : a convulsive state: an attack of convulsions: as a: convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsiaâcompare toxemia of pregnancy b: a condition comparable to milk fever of cows occurring in domestic animals (as dogs and cats).
In medical terminology, the prefixes ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-, and extra-refer to out or outside. One example is extracranial, which means pertaining to the outside of the skull â¦ . Another example is exocrine glands that secrete substances to the outside of the body, such as sweat glands. Ectopic pregnancy is another, meaning a pregnancy with the fetus outside the womb, such as in a Fallopian tube. If referring to the state of being low in supply or out of something in quantity, the medical term is oligo- . Examples are oligouria (not enough urine production) oligoamniosis, which means low or no amniotic fluid during pregnancy.