Definitions of raptus
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a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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synonyms:
ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, transport
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type of:
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emotional state, spirit
the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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emotional state, spirit
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a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
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convulsion
violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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focal seizure
transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
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raptus hemorrhagicus
seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
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absence, absence seizure
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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clonus
convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
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epileptic seizure
convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness
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complex absence
an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
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pure absence, simple absence
an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
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subclinical absence
a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
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attack
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
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