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1. n. The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. Source: opted
2. n. a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions Source: wordnet
3. The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. Dunglison. Source: webster
4. The "falling sickness," so called because the patient fallssuddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (orfits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss ofconsciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. Dunglison. Source: adambom
5. n:100 n. a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions Source: ecdict

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characterized loss consciousness attended because called convulsive disease falling ground interval motions muscles occurring paroxysms patient sickness sudden central convulsions disorder falls fits nervous

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