Definition

Having characteristics or symptoms similar to epilepsy.

Example

The patient displayed epileptoid behavior during the examination.

Conversation

I read an article about a condition that causes epileptoid symptoms.

Oh really? What kind of symptoms are they talking about?

They mentioned things like shaking and loss of awareness, which sound pretty serious.

That does sound serious; it's important to get the right diagnosis.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Epileptoid is formed from "epileptic" (from Greek "epileptikos", meaning to seize or take hold) and the suffix "-oid" (meaning resembling or like). The word describes something that resembles or has characteristics of epilepsy.

Memory Tip

Think of 'epileptic' which relates to seizures, and '-oid' meaning resembling — so 'epileptoid' refers to something that resembles seizures.

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