epileptic
pronunciation
How to pronounce epileptic in British English:
UK [ˌepɪ'leptɪk]
How to pronounce epileptic in American English:
US [ˌepɪ'leptɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person who has epilepsy
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
Word Origin
- epileptic (adj.)
- c. 1600, from French épileptique, from Late Latin epilepticus, from Greek epileptikos, from stem of epilambanein "to seize" (see epilepsy). Earlier adjective was epilentic (late 14c.), from a Greek variant. As a noun from 1650s.
Example
- 1. A baltimore maryland epileptic patient performs tests designed to identify the source of his seizures .
- 2. The influence of oxymatrine on the neurotransmitter in penicillin-induced epileptic rats .
- 3. Bob : I 've never seen someone having an epileptic fit before . It 's quite alarming .
- 4. Her epileptic son fears that moving to an evacuation center would be bad for his health .
- 5. Next , dr rogers and dr litt hope to test the technique on epileptic dogs to see if the electrodes can detect seizures . Eventually it may be possible to use such circuits to prevent epileptic seizures .