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Meaning of GRAND MAL

Pronunciation:  'gran 'mal

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 Definition: [n]  a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
 
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 Synonyms: epilepsia major, generalized seizure
 
 See Also: epileptic seizure

 

 

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 Definition: A generalized convulsion accompanied by loss of consciousness.
 
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 Related Terms: abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, apoplexy, arrest, attack, autonomic epilepsy, blockage, cardiac epilepsy, clonic spasm, clonus, convulsion, cortical epilepsy, cramp, cursive epilepsy, diurnal epilepsy, eclampsia, epilepsia, epilepsia gravior, epilepsia major, epilepsia minor, epilepsia mitior, epilepsia nutans, epilepsia tarda, epilepsy, falling sickness, fit, focal epilepsy, frenzy, haute mal, hysterical epilepsy, ictus, Jacksonian epilepsy, larval epilepsy, laryngeal epilepsy, laryngospasm, latent epilepsy, lockjaw, matutinal epilepsy, menstrual epilepsy, musicogenic epilepsy, myoclonous epilepsy, nocturnal epilepsy, occlusion, paroxysm, petit mal, physiologic epilepsy, psychic epilepsy, psychomotor epilepsy, reflex epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, rotatoria, seizure, sensory epilepsy, serial epilepsy, spasm, stoppage, stroke, tardy epilepsy, tetanus, tetany, throes, thromboembolism, thrombosis, tonic epilepsy, tonic spasm, torsion spasm, traumatic epilepsy, trismus, ucinate epilepsy, visitation
 

 

 

 

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