pseudoseizure

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noun

A psychogenic nonepileptic seizure, distinguished from epilepsy only in not being associated with abnormal, rhythmic discharges of cortical neurons.

OriginEnglish seizure ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudoseizure (plural pseudoseizures)

plural pseudoseizures

  1. A psychogenic nonepileptic seizure, distinguished from epilepsy only in not being associated with abnormal, rhythmic discharges of cortical neurons.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishseize
  6. Englishseizure
  7. Englishpseudoseizure

From pseudo- + seizure.

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APA

pseudoseizure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoseizure

MLA

“pseudoseizure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoseizure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoseizure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoseizure.

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