-leptic

English

suffix
Definitions
  • Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in nympholeptic.
  • A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizures, as in epileptic.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λῆψις (seizure).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λῆψις

Gloss

seizure

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