epileptic

American  

[ep-uh-lep-tik] / ˌɛp əˈlɛp tɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or symptomatic of epilepsy.

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noun

1. a person affected by epilepsy.

epileptic British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having epilepsy

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noun

1. a person who has epilepsy

Usage

Rather than talking about an epileptic or epileptics , it is better to talk about a person with epilepsy and people with epilepsy

Other Word Forms

• antiepileptic adjective
• epileptically adverb
• nonepileptic adjective
• postepileptic adjective

Etymology

Origin of epileptic

First recorded in 1600–10; from Late Latin epilēpticus, from Greek epilēptikós, from epílēpt(os) ( epilepsy ) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Spier, who lives in Zurich, was skiing with his family and on the ride home suffered an epileptic fit.

From Barron's

"We probably underestimated it because Nicola lived life to the full and was rarely ill, in fact I never witnessed an epileptic fit," she said.

From BBC

At first, the acting student thought the lesion was just a result of biting her tongue during an epileptic seizure, but doctors decided to biopsy the area and found stage two squamous cell carcinoma.

From BBC

Bailey said she hoped as well as raising funds, the match would raise awareness of how people can help someone who has an epileptic seizure.

From BBC

Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa told the board Tuesday that two of the people hospitalized had epileptic seizures and another had a “cardiac event.”

From Los Angeles Times