Medical Dictionary

seizure

noun sei·zure \ˈsē-zhər\

Medical Definition of SEIZURE

1
:  a sudden attack (as of disease); especially :  the physical manifestations (as convulsions, sensory disturbances, or loss of consciousness) resulting from abnormal electrical discharges in the brain (as in epilepsy)
2
:  an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain
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