-lepsy Definition

lepsē
suffix
Fit; seizure.
Narcolepsy.
American Heritage
affix
A fit, attack, seizure.
Narcolepsy.
Webster's New World

Origin of -lepsy

  • New Latin -lēpsia from Greek -lēpsiā from lēpsis seizure from lambanein lēp- to take, seize

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ModL -lepsia < Gr -lēpsia < lēpsis, an attack < base of lambanein, to seize: see lemma

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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