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epilepsy
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epilepsy
(noun)
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epilepsy
/
ˈ
ɛpəˌlɛpsi/
noun
epilepsy
/
ˈ
ɛpəˌlɛpsi/
noun
Learner's definition of EPILEPSY
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medical
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a disorder of the nervous system that can cause people to suddenly become unconscious and to have violent, uncontrolled movements of the body
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