epilepsy
- a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal).
Origin of epilepsy
Related Words for epilepsy
tremor, cramp, contraction, seizure, paroxysm, attack, contortion, fit, throe, epilepsyExamples from the Web for epilepsy
Contemporary Examples of epilepsy
There are many written descriptions of physical disabilities, epilepsy, and mental illness from all eras.
In the 18th century, epilepsy marked a person as evil, full of sin, possessed by the devil.
Recently, they received a call from a man who suffers from epilepsy and was saved after his Hövding inflated during a seizure.
Helmet Haute Couture: The Invisible Helmet Revolutionizing Bike SafetyNina Strochlic
December 19, 2013
The young German had been diagnosed with epilepsy in 2010 and was on medication to manage the condition.
This video kicks off with a seizure warning for viewers with epilepsy.
Historical Examples of epilepsy
And in other cases, asthma, dropsy, and epilepsy are caused.
Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. IHerbert Spencer
Have you ever seen any signs of epilepsy in Lady Penreath's son—the prisoner at the bar?
The Shrieking PitArthur J. Rees
How long does it usually take for a man to recover from an attack of epilepsy?
The Shrieking PitArthur J. Rees
I brought him back as if from a fit of epilepsy by the interjection of the word, "Siren."
Often it puts on the symptoms of epilepsy, or heart disease, or consumption.
The Physical Life of Woman:Dr. George H Napheys
epilepsy
Word Origin for epilepsy
Word Origin and History for epilepsy
1570s, from Middle French epilepsie (16c.), from Late Latin epilepsia, from Greek epilepsia "seizure," from epi "upon" (see epi-) + lepsis "seizure," from leps-, future stem of lambanein "take hold of, grasp" (see analemma).
Earlier was epilencie (late 14c.), from Middle French epilence, with form influenced by pestilence. The native name was falling sickness.
epilepsy
(ĕp′ə-lĕp′sē)- Any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.seizure disorder
epilepsy
- Any of various neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. Epilepsy is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
epilepsy
A disorder of the brain characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of abnormal brain function, often resulting in convulsions or seizures. The seizures associated with epilepsy can sometimes be controlled by medication.