Seizure vs. Convulsion

Seizurenoun

The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.

Seizurenoun

A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).

Seizurenoun

A sudden onset of pain or emotion.

Seizurenoun

(obsolete) Retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.

Seizurenoun

That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.

Seizurenoun

The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.

Seizurenoun

Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.

Seizurenoun

That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.

Seizurenoun

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease;

Seizurenoun

the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

Seizurenoun

the act of taking of a person by force

Seizurenoun

the taking possession of something by legal process

Seizure

A seizure, formally known as an epileptic seizure, is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Outward effects vary from uncontrolled shaking movements involving much of the body with loss of consciousness (tonic-clonic seizure), to shaking movements involving only part of the body with variable levels of consciousness (focal seizure), to a subtle momentary loss of awareness (absence seizure).

Convulsionnoun

(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

Convulsionnoun

An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.

Convulsionnoun

Violent turmoil.

Convulsionnoun

An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.

Convulsionnoun

Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.

Convulsionnoun

a sudden uncontrollable attack;

Convulsionnoun

violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

Convulsionnoun

a violent disturbance;

Convulsionnoun

a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

Convulsion

A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is sometimes used as a synonym for seizure.