💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Epilepsy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| epilepticnoun | A person who has epilepsy. |
| seizurenoun | (medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure). |
| fitnoun | The degree to which something fits. |
| fits | Flexible 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. |
| seizures | the third and final studio album by Australian rock band Kisschasy, released through Below Par Records on 21 August 2009. |
| falling-sicknessnoun | Alternative 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. |
| eclampsynoun | Alternative 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. |
| oligoepilepsynoun | A 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. |
| encephalosisnoun | Synonym of encephalopathy. |
| hysteroepilepsynoun | (medicine, dated) Hysteria with attacks resembling epileptic seizures. |
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