verb
seize
To experience a sudden medical episode of convulsions.
The patient seizes while the nurse calls for help.
Etymology
Seize ordinarily means to take hold suddenly. The medical sense describes the body as suddenly gripped by the episode associated with a seizure.
More examples
- The dog began seizing during the examination.
- He had been seizing when the ambulance arrived.
- The team monitored her after she stopped seizing.
Forms
seize · seizes · seized · seizing
seizure noun — a sudden episode of abnormal brain activity
Similar words
- convulse
- Undergo involuntary muscular contractions.