名詞 epilepsy:

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

ep.i.lep.sy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 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.
癲癇：以伴有或不伴有昏迷或痙攣的突然、重量的運動神經(jīng)、 感覺或心理失常為特征的神經(jīng)混亂中的一種

來源：
French épilepsie
法語 épilepsie
from Latin epilôpsia
源自 拉丁語 epilôpsia
from Greek epilôpsis
源自 希臘語 epilôpsis
from epilambanein [to lay hold of]
源自 epilambanein [掌握]
epi- [epi-]
epi- [前綴，表.在…周圍.]
lambanein lôp- [to seize]
lambanein lôp- [抓住]