epilepsy
noun/ˈepɪlepsi/
/ˈepɪlepsi/
[uncountable]- a condition affecting the nervous system that causes a person to become unconscious suddenly, often with violent movements of the bodyTopics Health problemsc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French épilepsie, or via late Latin from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein ‘seize, attack’, from epi ‘upon’ + lambanein ‘take hold of’.
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