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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Epilepsy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/epilepsy.html. 1828.
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