Lepsy definition

lepsē
Fit; seizure.

Narcolepsy.

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A fit, attack, seizure.

Narcolepsy.

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Origin of lepsy

  • ModL -lepsia < Gr -lēpsia < lēpsis, an attack < base of lambanein, to seize: see lemma

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • New Latin -lēpsia from Greek -lēpsiā from lēpsis seizure from lambanein lēp- to take, seize

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition