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- 1: A sudden attack (as of disease); especially: the physical manifestations (as convulsions, sensory disturbances, or loss of consciousness) resulting from abnormal electrical discharges in the brain (as in epilepsy).
2: An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain.
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Definition from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
by Merriam-Webster Inc.
- Convulsions; sudden, involuntary movements of the muscles.
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Definition from:
National Cancer Institute
dictionary
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