grand mal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹɒnˈmæl/

Noun

grand mal (uncountable)

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

Translations

form of epilepsy

Finnish: iso kohtaus
Russian: большо́й эпилепти́ческий припа́док m (bolʹšój epileptíčeskij pripádok)

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