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Noun: tonic epilepsy  'tó-nik 'ep-u,lep-see
  1. Epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure
    "During tonic epilepsy seizures, the patient's muscles would stiffen for several seconds"

Derived forms: tonic epilepsies

Type of: epilepsy