EPILEPSY


Meaning of EPILEPSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌlep-sē ]

noun

( plural -sies )

Etymology: Middle English epilencie, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French epelempsie, modification of Late Latin epilepsia, from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein to seize, from epi- + lambanein to take, seize — more at latch

Date: 1543

: any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions

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