Epilepsy is a brain condition which causes a person to suddenly lose consciousness and sometimes to have fits.
英汉词典释义
n.
<医>癫痫,羊角风
He couldn’t take that job at the zoo because of his epilepsy.他因患有癫痫而无法接受动物园的那份工作。People with epilepsy and similar diseases can take pills to stabilize their condition.癫痫病和类似疾病患者可吃药丸稳定病情。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
行业词典
医学: 癫痫:脑机能的阵发性暂时性紊乱,表现为发作性意识障碍或丧失,异常运动现象、心理或感觉紊乱或为自主神经系统紊乱等,均系脑电活动阵发性失常所致,按其病因可分为特发性(隐原性、原发性、遗传性)或症状性(后天性、器质性);按其临床及脑电图表现,可分为四类:癫痫大发作(grand mal e.),有全身性、局限性、皮质性等亚型;癫痫小发作(petit mal e.);精神运动性癫痫(psychomotor e.),即颞叶性、精神性、精神性等位发作或变异型癫痫,亚型有精神运动固有型(紧张并具相反或扭转运动或咀嚼现;