Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
EPILEPSY in Spanish: EPILEPSIA
Epilepsia · noun · eh-pee-LEP-see-ah
Epilepsia is the Spanish medical term for epilepsy, a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. As a near-perfect cognate of its English counterpart, epilepsia is straightforward to remember, though learners should note the slight spelling difference and the feminine gender of the noun.
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La epilepsia es una condición neurológica que se puede tratar.
Epilepsy is a neurological condition that can be treated.
How Native Speakers Use Epilepsia
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Medical Consultation
El neurólogo confirmó el diagnóstico de epilepsia.
The neurologist confirmed the epilepsy diagnosis.
Clinical setting communication.
Describing Medication
Toma medicamentos para controlar la epilepsia.
He takes medication to control epilepsy.
Discussing treatment in everyday conversation.
Awareness
La epilepsia afecta a personas de todas las edades.
Epilepsy affects people of all ages.
General informational statement.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Epilepsia
Spelling Error
Incorrect: Sufre de epilesia desde niño.
Correct: Sufre de epilepsia desde niño.
A common misspelling is dropping the p — the correct form keeps the Greek-origin consonant cluster -leps- intact.
Wrong Article
Incorrect: El epilepsia puede controlarse.
Correct: La epilepsia puede controlarse.
Epilepsia is feminine in Spanish and requires the feminine article la, even though it starts with e.
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Common Questions About Epilepsy in Spanish
- How do you say 'seizure' in Spanish?
- A seizure is called convulsión or crisis epiléptica in medical Spanish, with convulsión being the more commonly understood term in everyday conversation.
- Is epilepsia spelled the same as in English?
- The spelling is very close but not identical — English uses epilepsy with a y ending, while Spanish uses epilepsia with an ia ending, following standard Spanish noun patterns.
- What is the adjective form of epilepsia?
- The adjective form is epiléptico/epiléptica, used in medical phrases like crisis epiléptica (epileptic seizure) or in clinical descriptions.