Definitions for epilepsy

epilepsy ep·i·lep·sy

Spelling: [ep-uh-lep-see]
IPA: /ˈɛp əˌlɛp si/

Epilepsy is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 161 anagrams from letters in epilepsy (eeilppsy).

Definitions for epilepsy

noun

  1. a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)

Origin of epilepsy

1570-80; Late Latin epilēpsia Greek epilēpsía epileptic seizure, equivalent to epílēpt(os) suffering from epilepsy (verbid of epilambánein to get hold of, attack; epi- epi

Examples for epilepsy

The young German had been diagnosed with epilepsy in 2010 and was on medication to manage the condition.

And in other cases, asthma, dropsy, and epilepsy are caused.

Often it puts on the symptoms of epilepsy, or heart disease, or consumption.

In the 18th century, epilepsy marked a person as evil, full of sin, possessed by the devil.

There are many written descriptions of physical disabilities, epilepsy, and mental illness from all eras.

I brought him back as if from a fit of epilepsy by the interjection of the word, "Siren."

How long does it usually take for a man to recover from an attack of epilepsy?

Recently, they received a call from a man who suffers from epilepsy and was saved after his Hövding inflated during a seizure.

This video kicks off with a seizure warning for viewers with epilepsy.

Have you ever seen any signs of epilepsy in Lady Penreath's son—the prisoner at the bar?

Word Value for epilepsy
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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