REFLEX EPILEPSY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("reflex epilepsy" is a kind of...):

epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reflex epilepsy"):

musicogenic epilepsy (reflex epilepsy induced by music)

photogenic epilepsy (reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light)

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