EPILEPTIC SEIZURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("epileptic seizure" is a kind of...):

convulsion (violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epileptic seizure"):

epilepsia major; generalized seizure; grand mal (a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body)

epilepsia minor; petit mal (a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching)

Holonyms ("epileptic seizure" is a part of...):

epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)