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EPILEPTOID
Etymology
Adjective
epileptoid (comparative more epileptoid, superlative most epileptoid)
(medicine) Resembling epilepsy.
Noun
epileptoid (plural epileptoids)
(archaic) A person with epilepsy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*lep"toid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Med.)
Definition: Resembling epilepsy; as, epileptoid convulsions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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