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GRAND MAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
Synonyms:
epilepsia major; generalized epilepsy; grand mal; grand mal epilepsy
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)
