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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Analepsis

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.)

  1. Recovery of strength after sickness.

  2. A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.

Wiktionary
analepsis

n. 1 A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated 2 (context medicine English) Recovery of strength after sickness. 3 (context medicine English) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.

Usage examples of "analepsis".

It was sudden analepsis images, people, places, events, caught by an unsteady camera, lit with bad light.