epilepsy | | |
n. (state) | 1. epilepsy | a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions. |
| ~ epileptic seizure | convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness. |
| ~ brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy | any disorder or disease of the brain. |
| ~ akinetic epilepsy | epilepsy characterized by akinesia. |
| ~ cortical epilepsy, focal epilepsy | epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance). |
| ~ epilepsia major, generalized epilepsy, grand mal, grand mal epilepsy | epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking. |
| ~ lafora's disease, myoclonus epilepsy | epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin. |
| ~ epilepsia minor, petit mal, petit mal epilepsy | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities).; "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood" |
| ~ posttraumatic epilepsy, traumatic epilepsy | a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury. |
| ~ procursive epilepsy | epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running. |
| ~ psychomotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy | epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations. |
| ~ reflex epilepsy | a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation. |
| ~ status epilepticus | a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death. |
| ~ tonic epilepsy | epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure. |
fall for | | |
v. (emotion) | 1. fall for | fall in love with; become infatuated with.; "She fell for the man from Brazil" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
v. (social) | 2. fall for | be deceived, duped, or entrapped by.; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story" |
| ~ err, mistake, slip | to make a mistake or be incorrect. |
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