epilepsy

名词 epilepsy:

1. a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

ep.i.lep.sy

n.（名词）
【复数】 ep.i.lep.sies
Any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.
癫痫：以伴有或不伴有昏迷或痉挛的突然、重量的运动神经、 感觉或心理失常为特征的神经混乱中的一种

来源：
French épilepsie
法语 épilepsie
from Latin epilôpsia
源自 拉丁语 epilôpsia
from Greek epilôpsis
源自 希腊语 epilôpsis
from epilambanein [to lay hold of]
源自 epilambanein [掌握]
epi- [epi-]
epi- [前缀，表.在…周围.]
lambanein lôp- [to seize]
lambanein lôp- [抓住]