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🚫 Not epilepsy-related 🧑 A person without epilepsy ⚡ Seizure-like event
nonepileptic

nonepileptic

7.7
A person who does not have seizures and is used as a comparison in medical studies
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈɛpɪlɛptɪk/
  • Specialized
: no epiléptico
  • Doctors selected a nonepileptic as a control subject in the experiment.

Examples

  • Researchers observed differences between nonepileptic volunteers and those with epilepsy.

  • The nonepileptic group was essential for the study.

  • The study included both nonepileptic and epileptic participants for comparison.

  • She is nonepileptic.

  • The study included both nonepileptic and epileptic participants for comparison.

  • Researchers observed a group of nonepileptic individuals during the clinical trial.

  • In medical research, a nonepileptic participant is often used as a control to ensure accurate results.

Antonyms

epileptic
  • Specialized
7 6.3

A person who has the brain condition that causes seizures

Surface Forms

nonepileptic singular
nonepileptics plural

Morphology

nonepileptic = epileptic (transparent) = non + epileptic

Built with the clear negative prefix 'non-' added to 'epileptic'; the nominal sense is a straightforward use of the adjective as a noun (a non-epileptic person).

Etymology

Nonepileptic comes from non- 'not' plus epileptic ('seizure'), so a nonepileptic person is someone who does not have epilepsy and is often used as a comparison subject in medical studies.