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Grand Mal

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Noun

1. epilepsia major, generalized epilepsy, grand mal, grand mal epilepsy

epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking

2. epilepsia major, generalized seizure, grand mal

a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body

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Grand Mal

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noun
a form of epilepsy characterized by loss of consciousness for up to five minutes and violent convulsions
Compare petit mal

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Grand Mal

see synonyms of grand mal
a type of epilepsy in which there are convulsions and loss of consciousness
see also petit mal

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