epileptic
adjective
ep·i·lep·tic
ˌe-pə-ˈlep-tik 
: relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy
an epileptic seizure
epileptic
noun
Examples of epileptic in a Sentence
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And focal seizures involving one region of the brain can generalize, causing episodes characterized by jerking movements or epileptic spasms.
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Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
The day after one daughter, Audrey, took her last medication for Jeavons Syndrome -- an epileptic syndrome, another daughter, Sarah Grace, began displaying symptoms of what would be stage-four brain cancer, a neuroblastoma.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
But in another example, a patient had an epileptic seizure on an airplane and was unconscious for about 15 minutes.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
Officials at the time said the death likely stemmed from an epileptic seizure.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 11 July 2023
These aerosols contain marijuana’s active cannabinoid compounds—including intoxicant THC and cannabidiol (CBD), which is popularly believed to have calming and anti-inflammatory properties and is sometimes prescribed for intractable epileptic seizures.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
Anna, 12, who is disabled and has epileptic convulsions, lies shaking on the chest of her mother, Natalia.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
Focal seizures are the most common form of epileptic seizures, and are frequently associated with conditions such as strokes and head injuries.
—Jordan Strickler, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
In 2004, as a first-year architecture student at RMIT, García-Noriega had an epileptic episode and was mistakenly diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized for several weeks.
—Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
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Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
The day after one daughter, Audrey, took her last medication for Jeavons Syndrome -- an epileptic syndrome, another daughter, Sarah Grace, began displaying symptoms of what would be stage-four brain cancer, a neuroblastoma.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
But in another example, a patient had an epileptic seizure on an airplane and was unconscious for about 15 minutes.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
Officials at the time said the death likely stemmed from an epileptic seizure.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 11 July 2023
These aerosols contain marijuana’s active cannabinoid compounds—including intoxicant THC and cannabidiol (CBD), which is popularly believed to have calming and anti-inflammatory properties and is sometimes prescribed for intractable epileptic seizures.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
Anna, 12, who is disabled and has epileptic convulsions, lies shaking on the chest of her mother, Natalia.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
Focal seizures are the most common form of epileptic seizures, and are frequently associated with conditions such as strokes and head injuries.
—Jordan Strickler, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
In 2004, as a first-year architecture student at RMIT, García-Noriega had an epileptic episode and was mistakenly diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized for several weeks.
—Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
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First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined above
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epileptic
1 of 2 adjective
ep·i·lep·tic
ˌep-ə-ˈlep-tik
: of, relating to, or having epilepsy
an epileptic seizure
epileptic
2 of 2 noun
: a person who has epilepsy
Medical Definition
epileptic
1 of 2 adjective
ep·i·lep·tic
ˌep-ə-ˈlep-tik
: relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsy
epileptic
2 of 2 noun
: one affected with epilepsy
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