epileptic

Examples

• All

• His body jerks around as if caught in the throes of an epileptic seizure.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So suspecting that Emily was epileptic, how did you proceed?

  The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

• I thought you were an epileptic.

  Hope Floats (1998)

• I have the feeling the epileptic condition will worsen.

  Control (2007)

• This is symptomatic of an epileptic fit.

  In Her Skin (2009)

• For one thing, he was an epileptic, subject to sudden fainting spells.

  Fiction book (1999)

• One of the pre-recorded voices is that of an epileptic student who is having seizures.

  Blog text (13)

• Nurse Harper is epileptic.

  The Faculty (1998)

• Modern neuroscience has also identified various reasons for epileptic seizures; a chemical imbalance can trigger a seizure, as can brain tumors.

  Academic text (2002)

• The doctor explained how certain medications can help control epileptic seizures.

Synonyms

I

ictic

vsepileptic

• Specialized

9.9

Relating to a seizure, often seen in epilepsy

is about the broader disorder rather than a single seizure event

E

epileptiform

vsepileptic

• Specialized

9.8

Showing brain activity like that during a seizure

is about the disorder itself rather than mere resemblance to seizure activity

Compounds

E

epileptic seizure

• Specialized

3 4.4

A sudden time of shaking or loss of awareness caused by unusual brain activity

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology