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epilepticnounA person who has epilepsy.
seizurenoun(medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
fitnounThe degree to which something fits.
fitsFlexible Image Transport System is an open standard defining a digital file format useful for storage, transmission and processing of data: formatted as multi-dimensional arrays (for example a 2D image), or tables.
convulsionsnoun(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
seizuresthe third and final studio album by Australian rock band Kisschasy, released through Below Par Records on 21 August 2009.
falling-sicknessnounAlternative form of falling sickness. [(archaic) Epilepsy.]
epilepsianoun
status epilepticusnoun(pathology) A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.
eclampsynounAlternative form of eclampsia. [(pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.]
eclampsianoun(pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
eppynoun(colloquial, by extension) A tantrum or outburst.
falling sicknessnoun(archaic) Epilepsy.
pyknolepsynoun(medicine) A form of epilepsy in which the sufferer experiences frequent brief attacks.
oligoepilepsynounA form of epilepsy in which the patient has only a few seizures
hemiconvulsionnoun(pathology) A unilateral convulsion characteristic of some forms of epilepsy
jacksonian seizurenoun(medicine) A seizure characteristic of certain forms of epilepsy.
narcolepsynoun(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
encephalosisnounSynonym of encephalopathy.
hysteroepilepsynoun(medicine, dated) Hysteria with attacks resembling epileptic seizures.

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