| NOUN | state | epileptic seizure | convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness |
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| Meaning | convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness. | |
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| Part of | epilepsy | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions |
| Narrower | grand mal, generalized seizure, epilepsia major | A seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body |
| petit mal, epilepsia minor | A seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching | |
| Broader | convulsion | Violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles |
| Spanish | ataque epiléptico | |
| Catalan | atac epilèptic | |
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