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percipient

1. adj. capable of perception.

2. n. in parapsychology, the alleged recipient of telepathic communications or other extrasensory impressions. Compare agent. See also receiver.

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November 18th 2024

generalized seizure

generalized seizure

a seizure in which abnormal electrical activity involves the entire brain rather than a specific focal area. The two most common forms are absence seizures and some tonic–clonic seizures.