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# epileptic

«epileptic» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with epilepsy, a brain condition that can cause…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (epileptic); noun (an epileptic — older, now often avoided); noun epilepsy

### meaning for a pupil

1) Epileptic means to do with epilepsy, a brain condition that can cause seizures (fits), when a person may shake, stare blankly or fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#m1)

2) An epileptic seizure is one of these episodes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#m2)

3) Many people now prefer «a person with epilepsy» to calling someone «an epileptic». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Health and safety lessons: what to do if someone has a seizure — keep calm, move hard things away, cushion the head, do not hold them down or put anything in their mouth, time it, call an adult or 999/911/000/111 if it lasts long. Flashing light warnings on games and TV. Phrases: epileptic seizure, epileptic fit, epilepsy medication.

### examples

- My friend has epilepsy and takes medicine every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#x1)
- If someone has an epileptic seizure, move sharp things away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#x2)
- Never put anything in their mouth during a seizure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#x3)
- The game has a warning about flashing lights for people with epilepsy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#x4)
- The teacher timed the seizure and called the nurse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#x5)
- Most people with epilepsy live full, normal lives. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/#x6)

### note

Kind language: say «person with epilepsy» rather than «an epileptic». «Fit» is common in the UK but «seizure» is the medical word. Myth: you cannot swallow your tongue — so never push anything into the mouth.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «epileptic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epileptic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.