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grand mal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡɹɒnˈmæl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French grand mal (literally “great illness”).

Meanings

  1. (proscribed, sometimes, uncountable) A type of epilepsy where seizures are characterized as severe and involving spasms and unconsciousness.

Coordinates

petit mal

Synonyms

tonic-clonic

Translations (2)

fi iso kohtaus (form of epilepsy) · ru большо́й эпилепти́ческий припа́док (form of epilepsy)