GRAND MAL

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

epilepsia major; generalized seizure; grand mal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("grand mal" is a kind of...):

epileptic seizure (convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness)

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("grand mal" is a kind of...):

epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)