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Analepsis
An`a*lep"sis\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]p"s[i^]s), Analepsy \An"a*lep"sy\ ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]p`s[y^]), [Gr. ? a taking up, or again, recovery, from ?. See Analemma.] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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