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PRONUNCIATION OF GELASTIC

gelastic  [dʒəˈlæstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GELASTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gelastic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GELASTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gelastic seizure

A gelastic seizure, also known as "gelastic epilepsy" is a rare type of seizure that involves a sudden burst of energy, usually in the form of laughing or crying. This syndrome usually occurs for no obvious reason and is uncontrollable. It is slightly more common in males than females. The term Gelastic originates from the Greek word "Gelos" which means laughter. This syndrome can go for very long periods of time without a diagnosis, as it may appear to be much like normal laughing or crying, if it occurs infrequently. It has been associated with several different conditions such as temporal and frontal lobe lesions, tumors, atrophy, tuberous sclerosis, hemangiomas, and post infectious foci, but mainly hypothalamic hamartomas.

Definition of gelastic in the English dictionary

The definition of gelastic in the dictionary is relating to laughter; used in the act of laughing; causing laughter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GELASTIC


aeroelastic
ˌɛərəʊɪˈlæstɪk
agelastic
eɪdʒəˈlæstɪk
anelastic
ˌænɪˈlæstɪk
dysplastic
dɪsˈplæstɪk
elastic
ɪˈlæstɪk
hydroelastic
ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlæstɪk
hyperplastic
ˌhaɪpəˈplæstɪk
hypoplastic
ˌhaɪpəʊˈplæstɪk
inelastic
ˌɪnɪˈlæstɪk
interscholastic
ˌɪntəskəˈlæstɪk
neoplastic
ˌniːəʊˈplæstɪk
nonelastic
ˌnɒnɪˈlæstɪk
photoelastic
ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlæstɪk
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
pyroclastic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈklæstɪk
scholastic
skəˈlæstɪk
Silastic
sɪˈlæstɪk
superelastic
ˌsuːpərɪˈlæstɪk
thermoplastic
ˌθɜːməʊˈplæstɪk
viscoelastic
ˌvɪskəʊɪˈlæstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GELASTIC

gelable
gelada
gelada baboon
gelate
gelatin
gelatinate
gelatination
gelatine
gelatinisation
gelatinise
gelatiniser
gelatinization
gelatinize
gelatinizer
gelatinoid
gelatinous
gelatinously
gelatinousness
gelation
gelato

WORDS THAT END LIKE GELASTIC

antineoplastic
bombastic
domestic
drastic
dynastic
enthusiastic
fantastic
foam plastic
gymnastic
lymphoblastic
mastic
monastic
orgastic
orgiastic
phantastic
reinforced plastic
sarcastic
spastic
stochastic
trophoblastic
unenthusiastic

Synonyms and antonyms of gelastic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gelastic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GELASTIC

Find out the translation of gelastic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

gelastic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gelastic
570 millions of speakers

English

gelastic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gelastic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضحكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

геластических
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gelastic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gelastic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gelastic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelastik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelastic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

큰 웃음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelastic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gelastic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிரித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सच्छिद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gelastik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gelastic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gelastic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

геластіческіх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gelastic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gelastic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelastic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gelastic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gelastiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gelastic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GELASTIC»

The term «gelastic» is normally little used and occupies the 145.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GELASTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gelastic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GELASTIC»

Discover the use of gelastic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gelastic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice
Gelastic seizures are the most specific symptom associated with HH. They are usually brief, typically just a few seconds in duration, and usually last less than 30 seconds. They can be very frequent, however, with multiple seizures per hour in ...
Elaine Wyllie, Gregory D. Cascino, Barry E. Gidal, 2012
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A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment
Synonyms: Gelastic seizures with hypothalamic hamartoma. Hypothalamic epilepsy is a rare epileptic disease of hypothalamic hamartomas manifesting with gelastic seizures. This often evolves to a generalised epileptic encephalopathy with ...
C. P. Panayiotopoulos, 2010
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Epilepsy A to Z: A Concise Encyclopedia:Second Edition
147 GELASTIC SEIZURES forms of GD: an adult-onset chronic form, a rare infantile fatal form, and a chronic form with neurologic manifestations. The conditions results from a defective gene on chromosome 1 that codes for beta- glucosidase.
Pierre Jallon MD, Peter W. Kaplan MB, FRCP, William O. Tatum, 2009
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Advances in Epilepsy Surgery and Radiosurgery
Ames FR. Enderstein O (1980) Gelastic epilepsy and hypothalamic hamartoma. S Afr Med J 58: 163-165 4. Arita K. Kurisu K. lida K er«/(1998) Subsidence of seizure induced by stereotactic radiation in a patient with hypothalamic hamartoma.
Bernhard Sutter, Oskar Schröttner, 2002
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Atlas of Epilepsies
Gelastic seizures are uncommon seizures in which the principle manifestation is a laughter-like vocalization. A closely related phenomenon is ictal crying, which may be included within the spectrum of gelastic seizures, though the terms ...
C. P. Panayiotopoulos, S.R. Benbadis, R.G. Beran, 2010
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Extratemporal lobe epilepsy surgery
Gelastic seizures are characterized by sudden onset of laughter unrelated to external stimuli. The attacks are typically short in duration, usually lasting less than 30 seconds. The similarity to natural laughter can result in diagnostic delay until ...
Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Robert J. Maciunas, 2011
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The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles & Practice
Small hypothalamic hamar- tomas and gelastic seizures. Epileptic Disord 2002;4: 129-133. 7. Kuzniecky R, Guthrie B, Mountz J, et al. Intrinsic epileptogenesis of hypothalamic hamartomas in gelastic epilepsy. Ann Neural 1997:42:60-67. 8.
Elaine Wyllie, Ajay Gupta, Deepak K. Lachhwani, 2006
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Epilepsy: Animal and Human Correlations
Sixteen patients had gelastic seizures; other types of seizures include atypical, atonic, complex partial, etc. Gelastic seizures were the first to appear in all patients except two. The first group of patients consisted of eight children and eight ...
David W. McCandless, 2011
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Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook
Widespread cerebral structural changes in two patients with gelastic seizures and hypothalamic hamar- tomata. Epilepsia. 1997;38:1008-1010. Striano S, Meo R, Bilo L, et al. Gelastic epilepsy: symptomatic and cryptogenic cases. Epilepsia.
Jerome Engel, Timothy A. Pedley, Jean Aicardi, 2008
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Pediatric Epilepsy Case Studies: From Infancy and Childhood ...
MRI.scan..The.patient.had. three.brief.(less.than.30.seconds).stereotypical. seizures.within.the.first.week. after.surgery..He.became.seizure-free.for.2.months. before.the.gelastic.sei- zures.recurred,.but.at.a.much.reduced.seizure.frequency.( i.e.,.> ...
Kevin Chapman, Jong M. Rho, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GELASTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gelastic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Impassive aesthetics: Lou's frigid vignette of color
The essence of the creative is brought out through most of Lou's work, who while at times dealing with gelastic settings, at others captures the ... «The Speaker, May 15»
2
Northampton woman has rare brain disorder which causes her to …
However, for most people with HH, the most common symptoms are frequent daily 'gelastic' seizures (seizures which involve spontaneous ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
3
Taylor Swift's 1989 proves another good vintage
... dropped voices who can whip female fans into such pop delirium they reach for gelastic hyberbole and question their ability to go on living. «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
4
Schwarzkopf Professional Style Myer at MBFF
Utilising a host of products from the Schwarzkopf Professional OSiS+ range, including the Session Label Salt Spray, Dust It, Gelastic and ... «Styleicons, Aug 14»
5
Young girl's uncontrollable laughter was actually a brain tumor
Gelastic seizures are a relatively rare form of epilepsy, said Solomon Moshé, a pediatric neurologist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»
6
Girl who couldn't stop laughing wasn't misbehaving, she had a brain …
A gelastic seizure is a rare form of seizure that involves a sudden burst of energy, ... "These gelastic nervous breakdowns are not a response to ... «CTV News, Jun 14»
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How 'Devil-Possessed' Girl Was Cured of Laughing Fits
That tumor was causing gelastic seizures, which often look like laughing fits. Now that the tumor has been surgically removed, doctors say she ... «Newser, Jun 14»
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Brain Tumor Causes Laughing Seizures In 6-Year-Old Girl
The girl's laughing seizures, more properly called gelastic seizures, were eventually discovered by Burgos Zuleta to be a brain tumor that was ... «Headlines & Global News, Jun 14»
9
Night of the Lepus: Adam Rose has its thorn!
No, nor did a similarly gelastic gimmick prevent FAHN ... DAHN ... GO from becoming a fixture on Monday Night RAW. It helps that both George ... «Cageside Seats, May 14»
10
Billerica 5-year-old future firefighter battles cancer
It was then the Davis family learned that Dougie's weird laughs were gelastic seizures due to an inoperable tumor in his hypothalamus. «Wicked Local Billerica, Apr 14»

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