REFLEX EPILEPSY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("reflex epilepsy" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reflex epilepsy"):

musicogenic epilepsy (reflex epilepsy induced by music)

photogenic epilepsy (reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light)