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Analepsy
Analepsis An`a*lep"sis ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]p"s[i^]s), Analepsy An"a*lep"sy ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]p`s[y^]), [Gr. ? a taking up, or again, recovery, from ?. See Analemma.] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
Catalepsy
Catalepsy Cat"a*lep`sy, Catalepsis Cat`a*lep"sis, n. [NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. ? a seizure, fr. ? to seize upon; kata` down + ? to take, seize.] (Med.) A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues.
Clepsydra
Clepsydra Clep"sy*dra (?; 277), n. [L. from Gr. ?; ? to steal, conceal + ? water.] A water clock; a contrivance for measuring time by the graduated flow of a liquid, as of water, through a small aperture. See Illust. in Appendix.
Hysteroepilepsy
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.
Metalepsy
Metalepsy Met"a*lep`sy, n. (Chem.) Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis. [R.]
Nympholepsy
Nympholepsy Nym"pho*lep`sy, n. [Gr. ? a nymph + ? to seize.] A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.] --De Quincey. The nympholepsy of some fond despair. --Byron.
Prosopolepsy
Prosopolepsy Pros`o*po*lep"sy, n. [Gr. ?; pro`swpon a face, a person + ? a taking, receiving, ? to take.] Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance. [R.] --Addison.

Meaning of Lepsy from wikipedia

- Lepsy (Kazakh: Лепсі, Lepsı; before 2010, Lepsinsk) is a village in Alakol District, Almaty Region, in south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the administrative...
- The Lepsy (Kazakh: Лепсі, Lepsı; Russian: Лепсы) also known as the Lepsa River or the Lepsi River, is a river of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, south-eastern...
- pectoral nerve lei(o)- smooth Gr**** λεῖος (leîos), smooth leiomyoma -lepsis, -lepsy attack, seizure Gr**** λῆψις (lêpsis), seizure epilepsy, narcolepsy lept(o)-...
- Kulanotpes Kon Sonaly Ili Charyn Chilik Esentai Karatal Koksu Büyen Qapal Lepsy Aksu (Lake Balkhash) Ayagöz Issyk Tokrau Bakanas Emil Urzhar Karasu Karkaraly...
- regulator. The eastern part of the lake is fed by the rivers Karatal, Aksu and Lepsy, as well as by groundwater. The Karatal rises on the slopes of Dzungarian...
- described as "love-seizure" and "****ual recklessness". Derived from eroto- and -lepsy, it has since become more widely used, including by American poet Susan...
- Governorate Lebedyn Lepsinskij County Semirechye Oblast Semipalatinsk Oblast Lepsy Lipovets County Kiev Governorate Lypovets Litin County Podolia Governorate...
- northern slope of the ridge Dzungarian Alatau, the source of the river Lepsy. Institute of Geological Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan...
- Vankov mane, etc.). The Agynykatty River is the largest tributary of the Lepsy River. There are apiaries and bivouac clearings along with it. Local residents...
- running from south to north. The two main rivers - the Aksu River and the Lepsy River - flow north and west from the park into Lake Balkhash. The mountains...