Hysteroepilepsy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hysteroepilepsy \Hys`ter*o*ep"i*lep`sy\, n. [Hysteria +
     epilepsy.] (Med.)
     A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and
     characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions,
     which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the
     ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. --


     {Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic}, a.
     [1913 Webster]