grand mal

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Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

grand mal (uncountable)

  1. A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.
    Coordinate term: petit mal

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