Lepsy definition
Fit; seizure.
Narcolepsy.
suffix
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