てんかん発ほっ作さ

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Meanings

epileptic seizure; epileptic fit

Medical term for a seizure caused by epilepsy. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

てんかん
Refers to epilepsy as a chronic condition, while てんかん発作 specifically denotes an individual seizure event.
発ほっ作さ
A general term for a sudden attack or fit (e.g., asthma attack, heart attack); てんかん発作 specifies an epileptic seizure.

てんかん発ほっ作さ
Standard modern spelling using the common てんかん kanji for epilepsy.
癲てん癇かん発ほっ作さ
Older kanji form using 癲癇 for epilepsy; rarely used in modern medical or everyday writing.

Compound of てんかん (epilepsy) and 発作 (sudden attack, seizure). The term is a straightforward medical compound with no unusual historical derivation.