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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
epilepsy
epi·lepsy BrE [ˈepɪlepsi] NAmE [ˈepɪlepsi] noun uncountable
a ↑disorder of the nervous system that causes a person to become unconscious suddenly, often with violent movements of the body
Derived Word: ↑epileptic
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French épilepsie, or via late Latin from Greek epilēpsia, from epilambanein ‘seize, attack’, from epi ‘upon’ + lambanein ‘take hold of’.
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