Meaning of PETIT MAL
| Pronunciation: | | pu'tee'mal
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| | Definition: | | [n] a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching |
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| | Synonyms: | | epilepsia minor |
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| | See Also: | | epileptic seizure | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pe*tit" mal"\ [F., lit., little sickness.] (Med.)
The mildest form of epilepsy, with momentary faintness or
unconsciousness, but without convulsions; -- opposed to
{grand mal}.
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| | Definition: | | A form of brief epileptic attack characterized by a blank stare and cessation of activity. |
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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, grand mal, 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, 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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