epileptiform

epileptiform

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ep·i·lep·ti·form -'lep-tə-.fȯrm adj resembling that of epilepsy <an \epileptiform convulsion>

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ep·i·lep·ti·form (ep″ĭ-lepґtĭ-form) [epileptic + form] 1. resembling epilepsy or its manifestations. 2. occurring in severe or sudden paroxysms. Called also epileptoid.

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