epileptic
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ep·i·lep·tic
(ĕp′ə-lĕp′tĭk)adj.
1. Affected with epilepsy.
2. Of, relating to, or associated with epilepsy.
n.
One who has epilepsy.
[French épileptique, from Late Latin epilēpticus, from Greek epilēptikos, from epilēpsis, epilepsy; see epilepsy.]
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epileptic
(ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk)adj
(Pathology) of, relating to, or having epilepsy
n
(Pathology) a person who has epilepsy
ˌepiˈleptically adv
Usage: Rather than talking about an epileptic or epileptics, it is better to talk about a person with epilepsy and people with epilepsy
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ep•i•lep•tic
(ˌɛp əˈlɛp tɪk)adj.
1. pertaining to, symptomatic of, or affected with epilepsy.
n. 2. a person affected with epilepsy.
[1600–10; < Late Latin < Greek]
ep`i•lep′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. | epileptic - a person who has epilepsy |
| Adj. | 1. | epileptic - of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; "epileptic seizure" |
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Translations
صَرْعِيصَرْعي، مُصاب بالصَّرْعمُصَابٌ بِذاءِ الصَّرْع
epileptikepileptický
epileptikerepileptisk
epileptikko
epileptičarepileptičarkaepileptičkipadavičarpadavičarka
epileptikus
flogaveiki-flogaveikur
癲癇患者
간질 환자
epileptickýepileptik
padavičarpadavičarka
epileptiker
โรคลมบ้าหมู
bệnh động kinh
epileptic
[ˌepɪˈleptɪk]A. ADJ → epiléptico
B. N → epiléptico/a m/f
C. CPD epileptic fit N → ataque m de epilepsia, acceso m epiléptico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
epileptic
n → Epileptiker(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
epileptic
[ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] adj & n → epilettico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
epilepsy
(ˈepilepsi) noun a disease of the nervous system causing attacks of unconsciousness, usually with violent movements of the body.
ˌepiˈleptic (-tik) noun, adjective (a person who is) suffering from epilepsy.
adjective of, or caused by, epilepsy. She has epileptic fits.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
epileptic
→ مُصَابٌ بِذاءِ الصَّرْع epileptik epileptiker Epileptiker επιληπτικός epilepsia, epiléptico epileptikko épileptique epileptičar epilettico 癲癇患者 간질 환자 epilepticus epilepsi epileptyk epiléptico, epilético эпилептик epileptiker โรคลมบ้าหมู saralı bệnh động kinh 癫痫患者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ep·i·lep·tic
n. epiléptico-a, persona que padece de epilepsia;
a. epiléptico-a, rel. a la epilepsia o que sufre de ella;
___ aura → aura ___;
___ seizure → ataque ___ -o, crisis ___ -a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
epileptic
adj & n epiléptico -ca mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.