| NOUN | state | petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) |
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| Meaning | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities). | |
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| Synonyms | petit mal, 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 |
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