What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Epilepsy vs Phenytoin - What's the difference?

epilepsy | phenytoin |

As nouns the difference between epilepsy and phenytoin

is that epilepsy is a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts while phenytoin is an anticonvulsant drug, 5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione, used in the treatment of epilepsy.

epilepsy

Noun

  • (pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
  • Epilepsies , or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

    Derived terms

    * epileptic * epileptiform

    See also

    * falling sickness * grand mal * petit mal

    phenytoin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phenytoin) (en noun)
  • (medicine) An anticonvulsant drug, 5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione , used in the treatment of epilepsy