epilepsy

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• epilepsy — noun med. эпилепсия …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Epilepsy — Ep i*lep sy, n. [L. epilepsia, Gr. ? a seizure, the falling sickness, fr. ? to take besides, seize, attack; epi upon, besides + ? to take: cf. F. [ e]pilepsie. Cf. {Catalepsy}.] (Med.) The falling sickness, so called because the patient falls… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Epilepsy — Epileptic redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Epileptic (graphic novel). Epilepsia redirects here. For the journal, see Epilepsia (journal). Epilepsy Classification and external resources Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in EEG …   Wikipedia

• epilepsy — /ep euh lep see/, n. Pathol. 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). [1570 80; < LL epilepsia < Gk… …   Universalium

• epilepsy — ˈepɪlepsɪ сущ.; мед. эпилепсия to have epilepsy ≈ страдать эпилепсией (медицина) падучая болезнь, эпилепися epilepsy мед. эпилепсия …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• Epilepsy — (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is referred to as …   Medical dictionary

• epilepsy — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• epilepsy — noun /ˈɛpɪlɛpsi/ A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts …   Wiktionary

• epilepsy — n эпилепсия; ряд расстройств, связанных с моторными, сенсорными и когнитивными функциями …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

• epilepsy — [ epɪlepsɪ] 1) Общая лексика: падучая 2) Медицина: падучая болезнь, эпилепсия 3) Макаров: эпилептический припадок …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь