English-Thai Dictionary
epilepsy
N โรค ลมบ้าหมู rok-ba-mu
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EPILEPSY
n.[Gr. to seize. ] The falling sickness, so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease accompanied with spasms or convulsions and loss of sense.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EPILEPSY
Ep "i *lep `sy, n. Etym: [L. epilepsia, Gr. épilepsie. Cf. Catalepsy. ](Med. )
Defn: The "falling sickness, " so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits ) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. Dunglison.
New American Oxford Dictionary
epilepsy
ep i lep sy |ˈepəˌlepsē ˈɛpəˌlɛpsi | ▶noun a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French épilepsie, or via late Latin from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein ‘seize, attack, ’ from epi ‘upon ’ + lambanein ‘take hold of. ’
Oxford Dictionary
epilepsy
epilepsy |ˈɛpɪlɛpsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French épilepsie, or via late Latin from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein ‘seize, attack ’, from epi ‘upon ’ + lambanein ‘take hold of ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
epilepsy
ep i lep sy /épɪlèpsi /名詞 U 〘医 〙てんかん .
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