FEIGNED EPILEPSY
\fˈe͡ɪnd ˈɛpɪlˌɛpsi], \fˈeɪnd ˈɛpɪlˌɛpsi], \f_ˈeɪ_n_d ˈɛ_p_ɪ_l_ˌɛ_p_s_i]\
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The performance by which an impostor seeks to give the impression that he is a sufferer from epilepsy; usually an imitation of the paroxysm of epilepsia gravior. It may be detected by exposing the eye to a strong light, when the pupil will contract, whereas in genuine epilepsy it remains dilated.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).