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EPILEPTIC SEIZURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("epileptic seizure" is a kind of...):
convulsion (violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epileptic seizure"):
epilepsia major; generalized seizure; grand mal (a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body)
epilepsia minor; petit mal (a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching)
Holonyms ("epileptic seizure" is a part of...):
epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)
