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Detailed Synonyms for grand mal in English

grand mal:

grand mal [the ~] noun

  1. the grand mal
    – a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body 1
    the generalized seizure; the grand mal; the epilepsia major
    – a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body 1
  2. the grand mal
    – epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking 1
    the grand mal epilepsy; the generalized epilepsy; the grand mal; the epilepsia major
    – epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking 1

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Related Definitions for "grand mal":

  1. a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body1
  2. epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking1

Related Synonyms for grand mal