epilepsia major
1. epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking • Syn: grand mal epilepsy, grand mal, generalized epilepsy • Hypernyms: epilepsy 2. a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body • Syn: grand mal, generalized seizure • Hypernyms: epileptic seizure
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