Ee-lămp'sy, n.

n. [Fr. éclampsie, from Gr. ἔκλαμψις, a shining forth, from ἐκλάμπειν, to shine forth, from ἐκ, out of, forth from, and λάμπειν, to shine.] (Med.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself. The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and infantile convulsions.