grand mal

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French grand mal (literally great illness).

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Noun

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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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