epileptic
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Definition of epileptic
: relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy an epileptic seizure
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Brody’s five now, slogging through 40 hours of therapy a week, autistic and epileptic and as stubborn as the disease that, at its very worse, was causing him to have one or two seizures an hour. — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, "Andrew Luck still has no pain in throwing shoulder," 27 June 2018 The study found that a ketogenic diet fed to the epileptic mice who lacked either of these bacterial species failed to inhibit seizures. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego startup Bloom Science seeks to fight epilepsy through the gut," 25 May 2018 Her seizures slowed to 12 a day thanks to seven anti-epileptic meds. — Lauren Levy, Good Housekeeping, "An Unthinkable Medical Mistake Left Our Daughter with a Severe Brain Injury," 2 Mar. 2018 Parent's of William Plott, 27, describe their journey of dealing with medication of their epileptic son. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati tested the marijuana drug that the FDA has just approved," 27 June 2018 Although Epidiolex was only approved for the two specific conditions, analysts expect doctors to prescribe it off label for a variety of epileptic diseases. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, "FDA approves country’s first medicine made from marijuana," 25 June 2018 Patients with an opioid use disorder treated with a medication such as methadone could experience potentially harmful drug interactions if given certain cardiac or anti-epileptic drugs. — Melissa Stein, STAT, "Privacy laws are hurting the care of patients with addiction," 13 July 2018 Back home, a coworker tended Heil's rescue dog, which is prone to epileptic seizures. — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, "Concord native flew space mission to an asteroid. Without leaving Houston.," 3 July 2018 The next year, a mother from El Salvador reportedly suffered repeat epileptic seizures at the same facility. — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, Houston Chronicle, "Some immigrant families have long been allowed to stay together," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'epileptic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for epileptic
epileptic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of epileptic
medical : having epilepsy : resulting from epilepsy
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epileptic
adjective
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Medical Definition of epileptic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy
Other words from epileptic
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epileptic
nounMedical Definition of epileptic (Entry 2 of 2)
: one affected with epilepsy
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