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