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English noun: grand mal

1. grand mal (state) epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking


Synonymsepilepsia major, generalized epilepsy, grand mal epilepsy


Broader (hypernym)epilepsy

2. grand mal (state) a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body


Synonymsepilepsia major, generalized seizure


Broader (hypernym)epileptic seizure









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