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English noun: epilepsy

1. epilepsy (state) a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions


Broader (hypernym)brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy


Narrower (hyponym)akinetic epilepsy, cortical epilepsy, epilepsia major, epilepsia minor, focal epilepsy, generalized epilepsy, grand mal, grand mal epilepsy, Lafora's disease, myoclonus epilepsy, petit mal, petit mal epilepsy, posttraumatic epilepsy, procursive epilepsy, psychomotor epilepsy, reflex epilepsy, status epilepticus, temporal lobe epilepsy, tonic epilepsy, traumatic epilepsy


Part holonymepileptic seizure









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