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ep⋅i⋅lep⋅sy

  [ep-uh-lep-see]
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–noun Pathology.
a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal).
Origin:
1570–80; < LL epilēpsia < Gk epilēpsía epileptic seizure, equiv. to epílēpt(os) suffering from epilepsy (verbid of epilambánein to get hold of, attack; epi- epi- + lambánein to seize) + -ia -y 3 , with ti > si
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ep·i·lep·sy   (ěp'ə-lěp'sē)   
n.   pl. ep·i·lep·sies
Any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.

[French épilepsie, from Latin epilēpsia, from Greek epilēpsis, from epilambanein, epilēp-, to lay hold of : epi-, epi- + lambanein, to seize.]
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epilepsy [(ep-uh-lep-see)]

A disorder of the brain characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of abnormal brain function, often resulting in convulsions or seizures. The seizures associated with epilepsy can sometimes be controlled by medication.

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Word Origin & History

epilepsy 
1578, from M.Fr. epilepsie, from L.L. epilepsia, from Gk. epilepsia "seizure," from epi- "upon" + lepsis "seizure," from leps-, future stem of lambanein "take hold of, grasp" (see analemma). Replaced the native name, falling sickness.
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Main Entry: ep·i·lep·sy
Pronunciation: 'ep-&-"lep-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sies
: any ofvarious disorders marked by disturbed electrical rhythms of the central nervous system and typically manifested by convulsive attacks usually with clouding of consciousness called also fallingsickness; —see GRAND MAL, PETIT MAL; JACKSONIAN EPILEPSY
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epilepsy ep·i·lep·sy (ěp'ə-lěp'sē)
n.
Any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.

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