falling sickness

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Epilepsy. archaic,uncountable
    — Casca. He fell down in the market-place, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless. Brutus. 'T is very like: he hath the falling sickness.

词源

Compare Old English fiellesēocnes, German Fallsucht.
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