FOCAL SEIZURE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("focal seizure" is a kind of...):

ictus; raptus; seizure (a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease)

Holonyms ("focal seizure" is a part of...):

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))

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