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epilepsy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Epilepsy \Ep"i*lep`sy\, n. [L. epilepsia Gr ? a seizure, the ``falling sickness,'' fr ? to take besides, seize, attack; 'epi` upon besides + ? to take: cf F. ['e]pilepsie. Cf {Catalepsy}.] (Med.) The ``falling sickness,'' so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: epilepsy n : a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
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