epilepsy
noun
epilepsies
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pluralof epilepsy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But dentate gating seems to break down in temporal-lobe epilepsies affecting the hippocampus, resulting in unrestrained, synchronized firing of granule cells.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2014
Electrophysiology insights could guide more sophisticated monitoring of cortical epilepsies and possibly other focal epilepsies as well.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2014
Still, about 30% of epilepsies do not respond to pharmaceuticals, which prompted the search for alternative treatments.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2014
Indeed, many epilepsies resemble a perverse imitation of normal activity for a given brain structure — and these lead to some of the distinctions between the pathology and activity associated with different epileptic disorders.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2014
"Dan was frothing dreadful, and his legs was twitchin' like one in the epilepsies."
From Verner's Pride by Mrs. Henry Wood
