EPILEPSY

[ep.i.lep.sy] n, pl -sies [MF epilepsie, fr. LL epilepsia, fr. Gk epilepsia, fr. epilambanein to seize, fr. epi- + lambanein to take, seize--more at latch] (1543): any of various disorders marked by disturbed electrical rhythms of the central nervous system and typically manifested by convulsive attacks usu. with clouding of consciousness