English words for 'Inhibiting the development of epilepsy.'
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noun
- a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death
- (pathology) A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.
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- epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
- a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
- A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge, a type of brain waves related to epilepsy.
- (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
- (medicine) Initialism of intermittent explosive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by short, intense episodes of rage.
- (languages) Initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary, the first dictionary of Interlingua.
- (electronics) Initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device, a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system.
- an explosive device that is improvised
noun
- epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
- (neurology) A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizures.
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- (medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
- That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
- A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
- The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
- the act of taking of a person by force
- the taking possession of something by legal process
- a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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- (medicine, nutrition) A very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
- (nutrition, loosely) Any diet plan that involves low carbohydrate consumption, especially fad diets advertised mainly for weight loss in adults.
noun
- (medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
- Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
- The period of someone being away.
- Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
- A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
- Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
- (fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
- failure to be present
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- the state of being absent
noun
- a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death
- (pathology) A serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which an epileptic seizure becomes prolonged or multiple seizures occur successively without regaining of functions interictally.
noun
adj
name
noun
- epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
- a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
- A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge, a type of brain waves related to epilepsy.
- (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
- (medicine) Initialism of intermittent explosive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by short, intense episodes of rage.
- (languages) Initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary, the first dictionary of Interlingua.
- (electronics) Initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device, a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system.
- an explosive device that is improvised
noun
- epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
- (neurology) A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizures.
noun
adj
name
noun
- (medicine, nutrition) A very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
- (nutrition, loosely) Any diet plan that involves low carbohydrate consumption, especially fad diets advertised mainly for weight loss in adults.
noun
- (medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
- Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
- The period of someone being away.
- Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
- A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
- Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
- (fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
- failure to be present
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- the state of being absent
verb
noun
- (medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
- That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
- A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
- The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
- the act of taking of a person by force
- the taking possession of something by legal process
- a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property