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Noun: epilepsy  'e-pu`lep-see
  1. A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

Derived forms: epilepsies

See also: epileptic

Type of: brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy

Encyclopedia: Epilepsy, complex partial Epilepsy, frontal lobe Epilepsy, benign neonatal Epilepsy Epilepsy, absence Epilepsy, temporal lobe Epilepsy, tonic-clonic Epilepsy, reflex Epilepsy, generalized Epilepsy, post-traumatic

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