epilepsy
Syllables: ep·i·lep·sy/ˈɛpɪlɛpsi//ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi/
epilepsy noun: a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
Noun
epilepsy (countable and uncountable, plural epilepsies)
- A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
- Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC
epilepsy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
epilepsy in Hindi
- medical condition
- अपस्मार apasmār, मिर्गी mirgī
epilepsy in Tamil
- காக்காய் வலிப்பு நோய், கால் கை வலிப்பு நோய், நீண்ட நாள் வலிப்பு நோய், விழுநோய், முயலகன், வலிப்பு நோய்கள்
epilepsy in Marathi
- अपस्माराचा आजार, एपिलेप्सी
epilepsy in Urdu
- medical condition
- مِرْگی mirgī, صَرْع sar'
More languagesFewer languages
- epilepsy in Bengali
- মৃগীরোগ mrigirōg
- epilepsy in Telugu
- మూర్ఛ, మూర్ఛ వ్యాధి
- epilepsy in Malayalam
- ചുഴലി, അപസ്മാരം
- epilepsy in Kannada
- ಅಪಸ್ಮಾರ ರೋಗ, ಮೂರ್ಛೆರೋಗ, ಮಲರೋಗ, ಬೀಳುವ ರೋಗ
- epilepsy in Punjabi
- ਮਿਰਗੀ, ਮਿਰਗੀ ਦੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ, ਮਿਰਗੀ ਦਾ ਰੋਗ
- epilepsy in Gujarati
- અપસ્માર apasmār
- epilepsy in Odia
- ଅପସ୍ମାର apasmāra
- epilepsy in Sanskrit
- अपस्मार apasmāra
- epilepsy in Assamese
- আঁৱৰি ãori
- epilepsy in Nepali
- मिर्गी, मिरगी, एपिलेप्सी
- epilepsy in Tagalog
- kisay, gotakural
- epilepsy in Arabic
- صَرْع ṣarʕ
- epilepsy in Malay
- epilepsi, gila babi, sawan
- epilepsy in Indonesian
- epilepsi, ayan
- epilepsy in Persian
- صرع sar'
- epilepsy in Thai
- ลมชัก lom-chák, ลมบ้าหมู lom-bâa-mǔu
- epilepsy in Vietnamese
- bệnh động kinh, hội chứng động kinh
Examples of epilepsy in a sentence
- Cambridge University Press has released a new series aimed at young learners with epilepsy.
- Rapidly-flashing lights are cognitohazardous to people with certain forms of epilepsy, resulting in seizures.
- Our study compared the biochemistries of epilepsy and Parkinson's.
Forms of epilepsy
| plural | epilepsies |
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Origin of epilepsy
Since 16th century; borrowed from French épilepsie, from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). Displaced native Old English fiellesēocnes (literally “falling sickness”).
Words formed from epilepsy
Questions about epilepsy
- What does epilepsy mean?
- Epilepsy means a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
- What is epilepsy in Hindi?
- Epilepsy in Hindi is अपस्मार (apasmār), मिर्गी (mirgī). See Epilepsy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is epilepsy?
- Epilepsy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce epilepsy?
- Epilepsy is pronounced /ˈɛpɪlɛpsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of epilepsy?
- The plural of epilepsy is epilepsies.
Words near epilepsy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: epilepsy (page history and authors); epilepsy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); epilepsy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); epilepsy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); epilepsy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); epilepsy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); epilepsy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); epilepsy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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