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epilepsy
1570s, from M.Fr.
epilepsie
, from L.L.
epilepsia
, from Gk.
epilepsia
"seizure," from
epi-
"upon" +
lepsis
"seizure," from
leps-
, future stem of
lambanein
"take hold of, grasp" (see
analemma
). Replaced the native name,
falling sickness
.
