grand mal (gr n 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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| Noun | 1. | grand mal - epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking 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 epileptic seizure - convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness |
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