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Etymology
Since 16th century, from Greek epilepsia, from epi-, upon, + lepsis, attack, seizure

Noun
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epilepsy (plural epilepsies)

1. pathology A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

Translations
Chinese: 癫痫症
Finnish: t+|fi|epilepsia
French: épilepsie f
German: t-|de|Epilepsie|f
Greek: t+|el|επιληψία|f|sc=Grek
Italian: t+|it|epilessia|f

Derived terms
epileptic
epileptiform

See also
grand mal
petit mal

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• 2007-11-17 10:05 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for fi, de, it

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