épilepsie

Definitions of épilepsie
  1. noun
    a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
  2. noun
    the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
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    ictus
    a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
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