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[ ep-uh-lep-tik ] / ˌɛp əˈlɛp tɪk /
adjectivepertaining to or symptomatic of epilepsy. nouna person affected by epilepsy. Origin of epileptic1600–10; <Late Latin epilēpticus<Greek epilēptikós, equivalent to epílēpt(os) (see epilepsy) + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM epilepticep·i·lep·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·ep·i·lep·tic, adjective, nounnon·ep·i·lep·tic, adjective, nounpost·ep·i·lep·tic, adjectiveWords nearby epilepticepilation, epilator, epilatory, epilemma, epilepsy, epileptic, epileptiform, epileptogenic, epileptogenic zone, epileptoid, epilimnion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epilepticOne man was having an epileptic seizure; one had a nosebleed; one had full-blown African Malaria; one had the flu. Europe’s Hidden Ebola Cases|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST After starting a new drug, an epileptic woman started writing 10 to 15 poems each day. The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST She then suffered an epileptic seizure and was treated with an appropriate medication. Infected Ebola Doctor Kent Brantly Is an Endangered Hero|Michael Daly|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The 21-year-old, who studied at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan, had suffered an epileptic seizure. JP Morgan Executive Falls to his Death from JP Morgan Building, in What May Have Been Suicide|Nico Hines|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like a crazy, drunk uncle shooting an epileptic dog because he has fleas, the current GOP shuns him for all the wrong reasons. George W. Bush: Barack Obama’s Best Friend in the 2012 Election|Michael Tomasky|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST So as might be expected the hordes of our feeble-minded and epileptic are always a source of grave danger in this respect. Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer In the epileptic the mental rather than the gross nervous expression merits attention. Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot Allusion has already been made to the occasional occurrence of maniacal excitement as one of the results of the epileptic seizure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various On his next trip, however, Captain Vesey learned that the boy was to be returned to him as unsound and subject to epileptic fits. A Social History of The American Negro|Benjamin Brawley What do you think would be the effect of shell-shock on a person born of one epileptic parent? The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees
British Dictionary definitions for epileptic
adjectiveof, relating to, or having epilepsy nouna person who has epilepsy Derived forms of epilepticepileptically, adverbusage for epilepticRather than talking about an epileptic or epileptics, it is better to talk about a person with epilepsy and people with epilepsy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for epileptic
adj.Affected with epilepsy. Of, relating to, or associated with epilepsy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |