Definition of: epilepsy

(ep′ə·lep′sē) noun Pathol.
A chronic nervous affection characterized by sudden loss of consciousness, sometimes accompanied by paroxysmic seizures of varying intensity and duration: primarily a symptom complex associated with various neuropsychiatric disorders. See also GRAND MAL, PETIT MAL. Also ep′i·lep′si·a. [<OF epilepsie <LL epilepsia <Gk. epilēpsia <epi- upon + lambanein seize]

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