epilepsy
/ˈepɪlepsɪ/noun
mass noun
- a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain癫痫, 羊痫风。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from French épilepsie, or via late Latin from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein 'seize, attack', from epi 'upon' + lambanein 'take hold of'.