Epilepsy

Definition:

• (n.) The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles.

Compare epilepsy with other words:

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epilepsy vs. fit

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catalepsy vs. epilepsy

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convulsion vs. epilepsy

epilepsy vs. epileptic

condition vs. epilepsy

epilepsy vs. seizure