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epileptic definition

epi·lep·tic (ep′ə lep′tik)

adjective

  1. of, like, or having the nature of epilepsy
  2. having epilepsy

Etymology: Fr épileptique < L epilepticus < Gr epilēptikos

noun

a person who has epilepsy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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