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Definition of Hysteroepilepsy

1. n. A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions, which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body.

Definition of Hysteroepilepsy

1. Noun. (medicine dated) A supposed illness, later identified as iatrogenic, resembling hysteria and characterized by epileptiform convulsions. ¹

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Medical Definition of Hysteroepilepsy

1. A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and characterised by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions, which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. Hysteroepilep"tic. Origin: Hysteria + epilepsy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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