ep·i·lep·sy
noun/ˈepɪlepsi/
/ˈepɪlepsi/
[uncountable]- a condition affecting the nervous system that causes a person to become unconscious suddenly, often with violent movements of the body
Topics Health problemsc2影响神经系统的病症,导致人突然失去知觉,通常伴有身体剧烈运动 Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French épilepsie, or via late Latin from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein ‘seize, attack’, from epi ‘upon’ + lambanein ‘take hold of’.