Epilepsy (Noun)

Meaning

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

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hypernyms

• Encephalopathy
• Brain Disease

Hyponyms

• Petit Mal
• Focal Epilepsy
• Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
• Epilepsia Minor
• Traumatic Epilepsy
• Grand Mal
• Lafora's Disease
• Generalized Epilepsy
• Epilepsia Major

Related Words

• Epileptic (adjective)