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epileptic

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ep·i·lep·tic  (p-lptk)
adj.
1. Affected with epilepsy.
2. Of, relating to, or associated with epilepsy.
n.
One who has epilepsy.

[French épileptique, from Late Latin epilpticus, from Greek epilptikos, from epilpsis, epilepsy; see epilepsy.]

epileptic [ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or having epilepsy
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a person who has epilepsy
epileptically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.epileptic - a person who has epilepsy
diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.1.epileptic - of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; "epileptic seizure"
Translations
epileptic [ˌepɪˈleptɪk]
A. ADJepiléptico
B. Nepiléptico/a m/f
C. CPD epileptic fit Nataque m de epilepsia, acceso m epiléptico

epileptic [ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk]
adj [person] → épileptique epileptic fit
népileptique mf
to be an epileptic → être épileptique
epileptic fit ncrise f d'épilepsie

epileptic
adjepileptisch; epileptic fitepileptischer Anfall; he is epilepticer ist Epileptiker
nEpileptiker(in) m(f)

epileptic [ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] adj & nepilettico/a
epileptic [ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] adj & nepilettico/a

epileptic مريض بالصَرَعْ epileptik epileptiker Epileptiker επιληπτικός epilepsia epileptikko épileptique epileptičar epilettico 癲癇患者 간질 환자 epilepticus epilepsi epileptyk epiléptico эпилептик epileptiker โรคลมบ้าหมู saralı bệnh động kinh 癫痫患者


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The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens"; and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
Both generals are angry, and the result is a challenge on Buxhowden's part and an epileptic fit on Bennigsen's.
and as he pronounced these words, he struck the arm of the chair in which he was sitting violently, over and over again, and then rose like one in an epileptic fit.
 
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