REFLEX EPILEPSY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reflex epilepsy mean? 

• REFLEX EPILEPSY (noun)
  The noun REFLEX EPILEPSY has 1 sense:

1. a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation

  Familiarity information: REFLEX EPILEPSY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFLEX EPILEPSY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("reflex epilepsy" is a kind of...):

epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reflex epilepsy"):

musicogenic epilepsy (reflex epilepsy induced by music)

photogenic epilepsy (reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light)