falling sickness
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Falling Sickness — was also an archaic term for epilepsy. Infobox musical artist Name = Falling Sickness Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Riverside, California, USA Genre = Punk rock Years active = 1989 ndash; 2000 Label … Wikipedia
Falling sickness — Falling Fall ing, a. & n. from {Fall}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i. {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falling sickness — n. former name for EPILEPSY … English World dictionary
falling sickness — noun 1. : falling fits 2. : epilepsy … Useful english dictionary
falling sickness — epilepsy. [1520 30] * * * … Universalium
falling sickness — noun Epilepsy. Casca. He fell down in the market place, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless … Wiktionary
falling sickness — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, MS, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, apoplexy, arrest, attack, autonomic… … Moby Thesaurus
falling sickness — epilepsy (disorder of the nervous system) … English contemporary dictionary
falling-sickness — n. Epilepsy … New dictionary of synonyms
falling sickness — /ˈfɔlɪŋ sɪknəs/ (say fawling siknuhs) noun Obsolete → epilepsy …
