seizure
Origin of seizure
1Other words from seizure
- non·sei·zure, noun
- re·sei·zure, noun
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How to use seizure in a sentence
The FDA in 2013 approved a system called the RNS Simulator that fires small, electrical signals into the brain to stop seizures for some patients with epilepsy.
Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain | Rebecca Heilweil | August 28, 2020 | VoxRefusal to comply with take-down orders are punishable by large fines and imprisonment, as well as the seizure of devices.
On top of the loss of products during seizures, many distributors have stopped coming to the area because of interactions with Border Patrol.
Businesses Say Border Patrol Is Seizing Legal Cannabis Between San Diego, Imperial | Jesse Marx and Maya Srikrishnan | June 29, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIndeed, both in the San Diego sector and nationally, drug seizures have been down for all drugs, except cannabis, since March, though it appears seizures are starting to increase again.
Border Report: The Pandemic Has Upended the Illegal Drug Trade | Maya Srikrishnan | June 22, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThis, in turn, allows scientists to explore ways to automatically detect seizures.
How a Crowdsourcing Challenge Turbocharged Brain Research During Lockdown | Shelly Fan | June 2, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas | James Joiner | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOne man was having an epileptic seizure; one had a nosebleed; one had full-blown African Malaria; one had the flu.
British officials suspect a criminal gang was responsible for the seizure but that he was later sold to ISIS.
Will The Latest ISIS Beheading Move Britain To Tougher Action? | Jamie Dettmer | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe then suffered an epileptic seizure and was treated with an appropriate medication.
Infected Ebola Doctor Kent Brantly Is an Endangered Hero | Michael Daly | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTImagine the impact you might have had if you had also spoken about the Russian seizure of Crimea.
Time to Come Home, Edward Snowden, and Stop Hiding Behind a Corrupt Regime | Michael Daly | March 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe seizure was made in legal form; the banker, who lost nothing, was bound to comply with it.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe peculiarity about a homestead is, it is protected by law from seizure by the owner's creditors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesLucien de Rubempre consulted Desroches about the seizure of the furniture of Coralie, his mistress, in 1822.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheInformed of their intention, the magistrates ordered a seizure of their papers.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonWith the seizure of each piece the Rebels cheered, and advanced with confident expectation of driving Sickles over the ridge.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for seizure
/ (ˈsiːʒə) /
the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized
pathol a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion
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Scientific definitions for seizure
[ sē′zhər ]
A sudden episode of transient neurologic symptoms such as involuntary muscle movements, sensory disturbances and altered consciousness. A seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which is often diagnosed on an electroencephalogram. See also epilepsy.
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