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-lepsy

 
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a combining form meaning “seizure,” used in the formation of compound words: epilepsy.
Origin:
comb. form repr. NL -lēpsia < Gk -lēpsia, equiv. to lêps(is) a seizure (lēp- var. s. of lambánein to seize + -sis -sis ) + -ia -y 3
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-lepsy  
suff.  Fit; seizure: narcolepsy.

[New Latin -lēpsia, from Greek -lēpsiā, from lēpsis, seizure, from lambanein, lēp-, to take, seize.]
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-lepsy or -lepsis
suff.
Seizure: narcolepsy.

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