epilessia

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epilessia

/epilesˈsia/

Where it comes from

dal latino tardo epilepsĭa che deriva dal greco antico ἐπιληψία cioè "attacco", a sua volta dal verbo ἐπιλαμβάνω, ossia "io sorprendo"

noun epilessie

malattia nervosa ad eziologia varia e semisconosciuta caratterizzata da episodi parossistici dovuti a scariche neuronali patologiche

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In English

epilepsy medical condition

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@misc{epilessia_2026,
  title = {epilessia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/epilessia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}