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grand mal

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grand mal  (grn mäl, ml, grnd)
n.
A severe form of epilepsy characterized by seizures involving spasms and loss of consciousness.
[French : grand, great + mal, illness.]
grand mal [grɒn mæl (French) grɑ̃ mal]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a form of epilepsy characterized by loss of consciousness for up to five minutes and violent convulsions Compare petit mal
[French: great illness]
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Noun1.grand mal - epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
epilepsia major, generalized epilepsy, grand mal epilepsy
epilepsy - a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
2.grand mal - a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
generalized seizure, epilepsia major
epileptic seizure - convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness


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