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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryep·i·lep·sy \ˈe-pə-ˌlep-sē\ noun (plural -sies) ETYMOLOGY  Middle English epilencie, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French epelempsie, modification of Late Latin epilepsia, from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein to seize, from epi- + lambanein to take, seize — more at latch DATE  1543: any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsionsEnglish Etymologyepilepsy  1578, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. epilepsie, from L.L. epilepsia, from Gk.epilepsia "seizure," from epi- "upon" + lepsis "seizure," from leps-, future stem of lambanein "take hold of, grasp" (see analemma). Replaced the native name, falling sickness.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7epilepsyepi·lepsy / 5epilepsi / noun[U]   a disorder of the nervous system that causes a person to become unconscious suddenly, often with violent movements of the body   癫痫；羊痫风；羊角风• epi·lep·tic / 7epi5leptik / adj.:   an epileptic fit    癫痫发作 • epi·lep·tic noun:   Is she an epileptic?    她是癫痫病患者吗？ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedep·i·lep·sy\ˈepəˌlepsē, -si\ noun(-es)Etymology: Middle French epilepsie, from Late Latin epilepsia, from Greek epilēpsia, from epilēptos (verbal of epilambanein to seize, attack, from epi- + lambanein to take, seize) + -ia -y — more at latch: a chronic nervous disorder of man and other animals that involves changes in the state of consciousness and of motion and that is due either to an inborn defect which produces convulsions of greater or lesser severity with clouding of consciousness or to an organic lesion of the brain produced by tumor, injury, toxic agents, or glandular disturbances — see grand mal, petit mal; jacksonian epilepsy

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