photogenic epilepsy
- noun
- /ˌfoʊtəˈdʒɛnɪk ˌɛpɪˈlɛpsi/
- Specialized
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epilepsia fotogénica
- Sudden exposure to flashing images can trigger photogenic epilepsy in sensitive individuals.
Examples
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People with photogenic epilepsy should avoid environments with strobe lights.
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He was diagnosed with photogenic epilepsy last year.
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Neurologists often warn patients with photogenic epilepsy to be cautious at nightclubs and concerts.
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Many people with photogenic epilepsy avoid strobe lights.
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Neurologists often warn patients with photogenic epilepsy to be cautious at nightclubs and concerts.
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People with photogenic epilepsy should avoid environments with strobe lights.
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Sudden exposure to flashing images can trigger photogenic epilepsy in sensitive individuals.
Synonyms
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A brain condition that causes sudden seizures or brief loss of awareness
A condition that causes seizures when you see flashing lights or hear loud sounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
photogenic + epilepsy
Morphologically the compound can be parsed as photo- (light) + -genic/produced and epilepsy (seizure condition), which reasonably suggests "epilepsy provoked by light," so the meaning is partially derivable. However, the common B1 sense of "photogenic" ("good in photographs") and the need to recognize the technical morpheme meaning make the link not fully predictable for average learners, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Photogenic epilepsy comes from photo ('light') and genic ('caused by'), showing that light is at the heart of the name. So it means 'seizures caused by flashing or flickering lights'.