| NOUN | state | petit mal, petit mal epilepsy, epilepsia minor | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) |
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| state | petit mal, epilepsia minor | a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching |
| Meaning | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities). | |
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| Example | "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood" | |
| Synonyms | petit mal epilepsy, epilepsia minor | |
| Parts | absence, absence seizure | The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc. |
| Broader | epilepsy | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions |
| Meaning | A seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching. | |
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| Example | "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal" | |
| Synonym | epilepsia minor | |
| Broader | epileptic seizure | convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness |
| Catalan | petit mal | |
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