Meaning of EPILEPTIC
| Pronunciation: | | `epu'leptik
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- [n] a person who has epilepsy
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; "epileptic seizure"
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| | See Also: | | diseased person, sick person, sufferer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ep`i*lep"tic\, a. [L. epilepticus, Gr. ? : cf. F.
['e]pileptique.]
Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.
\Ep`i*lep"tic\, n.
1. One affected with epilepsy.
2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
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