ECLAMPSIA

a medical term applied to conyulsions that seem to be of an epileptic character, but differ from true epilepsy as being due to some special poison. The use of the term is now practically restricted to puerperal eclampsia, conyulsions occurring in pregnant women, generally those suffering from kidney disease. 48 ECLECTICS _ ECLEC’TICS (Gr. eklektikos, select) is a name given to all those philosophers who do not follow one system entirely, but select what they think the best parts of all systems. The system is called eclecticism. In ancient philosophy Cicero was the most conspicuous representative of eclecticism, and in modern times the eclectic method found a notable supporter in the French philosopher Victor Cousin.