Fit

To conform correctly to the shape or size of something.


To insert or adjust until correctly in place; to make or adjust to the correct size or shape, i.e., to adapt one structure to another, as the adaptation of any dental restoration to its site, in the mouth.


Strong and physically healthy.


Colloquial term for a sudden attack (e.g., a fit of coughing) or a seizure (e.g., in epilepsy).


A sudden attack. The term is usually reserved for the attacks of ‘epilepsy but it is also used more generally, e.g. a fit of coughing.


A popular name for a sudden convulsive seizure, although the term is also extended to include sudden seizures of every sort. During the occurrence of a fit of any sort, the chief object should be to prevent the patient from doing any harm to him or herself as a result of the convulsive movements. The person should therefore be laid flat, and the head supported on a pillow or other soft material.


 


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