procursive epilepsy
- noun
- Specialized
:
epilepsia procursiva
- The patient was diagnosed with procursive epilepsy after experiencing seizures while running.
Examples
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Children with procursive epilepsy might need to avoid intense physical activities such as whirling or racing.
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Studies have shown that procursive epilepsy is a rare but distinct type of reflex seizure disorder.
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He was diagnosed with procursive epilepsy last year.
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Many people with procursive epilepsies experience seizures while running.
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Children with procursive epilepsy may have seizures when they start running or whirling in circles.
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The doctor explained that procursive epilepsy can cause seizures triggered by activities like spinning or jogging.
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People who have procursive epilepsy should be cautious during sports that involve running or whirling.
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
procursive + epilepsy
The adjective 'procursive' is not a recognized, transparent English word (no dictionary entry provided) and its internal parts (pro-, -cursive) are unlikely to be interpretable by a B1 learner, so the specific sense 'triggered by whirling or running' cannot be derived. Even though 'epilepsy' is clear, the overall phrase relies on an obscure, non-compositional modifier, so learners would not predict the medical meaning from the constituents.
Etymology
Procursive epilepsy comes from old words, with pro- 'forward' and curs- 'to run'. So, the name gives a picture of seizures that are triggered by running or whirling.