SEIZURE


Meaning of SEIZURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-zhər ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the act, action, or process of seizing : the state of being seized

b. : the taking possession of person or property by legal process

2.

a. : a sudden attack (as of disease) ; especially : the physical manifestations (as convulsions, sensory disturbances, or loss of consciousness) resulting from abnormal electrical discharges in the brain (as in epilepsy)

b. : an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.