Synonyms for epilepsy
ˈɛp əˌlɛp siepilep·sy

Princeton's WordNet

1. epilepsynoun

   a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

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1. • Brain Disorder

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1. epilepsynoun

   Synonyms:
   falling sickness

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1. List of paraphrases for "epilepsy":

   epileptic, seizure

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1. epilepsy

   Synonyms:
   Mal comitial

2. epilepsy

   Synonyms:
   Morbus caducus

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1. Gaelan Bloomfield:

   The market for medicinal cannabis in Australia is substantial. The number of patients that could be targeted could be people with epilepsy, Multiple sclerosis, while there is the other spectrum of people with chronic pain.

2. Phillip Gander:

   It is such a rarity that a person requiring invasive electrode monitoring for epilepsy also has tinnitus that we aim to study every such person if they are willing.

3. Friedrich Nietzsche, The AntiChrist:

   The highest states of mind held up before mankind by christianity as of supreme value, are actually forms of convulsive epilepsy.

4. Kristin Supe:

   In general, seizures are uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can have a wide variety of effects depending on the type, severity and focus, epilepsy is diagnosed when seizures occur repeatedly. Photosensitive epilepsy affects a very small percentage of those with epilepsy.

5. Jenny LaBaw:

   Three months ago my boyfriend and I visited Colorado to visit my family, i had tears down my cheeks and told him I decided to run cross-country for epilepsy.