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temporal-lobe epilepsy

[ tem-per-uhl-lohb ]
/ ˈtɛm pər əlˌloʊb /

noun Pathology.

a type of seizure disorder produced by abnormal electric discharges in the temporal lobe of the brain, characterized by the occurrence of any of a variety of auras followed by a brief loss of consciousness with accompanying repetitive, automatic movements.

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Also called psychomotor epilepsy.

Words nearby temporal-lobe epilepsy

temporal gyrus, temporal hour, temporality, temporalize, temporal lobe, temporal-lobe epilepsy, temporal muscle, temporal plane, temporal pole, temporal process, temporal ridge
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Medical definitions for temporal-lobe epilepsy

temporal lobe epilepsy

n.

psychomotor epilepsy
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