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Epilepsy

Etymology:

Gr. epí: “upon” + Gr. lêpsis: “seizure”, and when combined becomes Gr. epilambánō: “I seize upon, grasp, take, attack"

Definition:

A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences recurrent seizures. An epileptic seizure is the clinical manifestation of an abnormal, excessive, and synchronized electrical discharge in the brain cells called neurons.

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