grand mal

grand mal
Synonyms and related words:
Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, apoplexy, arrest, attack, autonomic epilepsy, blockage, cardiac epilepsy, clonic spasm, clonus, convulsion, cortical epilepsy, cramp, cursive epilepsy, diurnal epilepsy, eclampsia, epilepsia, epilepsia gravior, epilepsia major, epilepsia minor, epilepsia mitior, epilepsia nutans, epilepsia tarda, epilepsy, falling sickness, fit, focal epilepsy, frenzy, haute mal, hysterical epilepsy, ictus, larval epilepsy, laryngeal epilepsy, laryngospasm, latent epilepsy, lockjaw, matutinal epilepsy, menstrual epilepsy, musicogenic epilepsy, myoclonous epilepsy, nocturnal epilepsy, occlusion, paroxysm, petit mal, physiologic epilepsy, psychic epilepsy, psychomotor epilepsy, reflex epilepsy, rotatoria, seizure, sensory epilepsy, serial epilepsy, spasm, stoppage, stroke, tardy epilepsy, tetanus, tetany, throes, thromboembolism, thrombosis, tonic epilepsy, tonic spasm, torsion spasm, traumatic epilepsy, trismus, ucinate epilepsy, visitation

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  • grand mal — convulsive epilepsy (with loss of consciousness), 1842, from Fr. grand mal, lit. great sickness (see GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.)). Opposed to petit mal absence seizure …   Etymology dictionary

  • Grand Mal —   [grã mal; französisch »großes Übel«] das, , großer Krampfanfall bei Epilepsie. * * * Grand Mal [grã mal], das; [frz., eigtl. = großes Übel] (Med.): großer epileptischer Anfall mit schweren Krämpfen u. Bewusstlosigkeit …   Universal-Lexikon

  • grand mal — [grän′mäl′, grand′mal′] n. [Fr, lit., great ailment] a type of epilepsy in which there are convulsions and loss of consciousness: distinguished from PETIT MAL …   English World dictionary

  • Grand mal — Grand mal,   Epilepsie. * * * Grand Mal [grã mal], das; [frz., eigtl. = großes Übel] (Med.): großer epileptischer Anfall mit schweren Krämpfen u. Bewusstlosigkeit …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Grand Mal — [grã mal] das; <aus gleichbed. fr. grand mal, eigtl. »großes Übel, großer Schmerz«> Typ des epileptischen Anfalls mit schweren Krämpfen, Bewusstlosigkeit u. Gedächtnisverlust (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • grand mal — grän(d) .mäl, grän .mäl, .mal; gran(d) .mal n severe epilepsy characterized by tonic clonic seizures also a tonic clonic seizure * * * (major epilepsy) see epilepsy * * * (grahn mahl) [Fr.] see under epilepsy …   Medical dictionary

  • grand mal — ► NOUN ▪ a serious form of epilepsy with muscle spasms and prolonged loss of consciousness. Compare with PETIT MAL(Cf. ↑petit mal). ORIGIN French, great sickness …   English terms dictionary

  • grand mal — [ˌgrɔn ˈmæl US ˌgra:n ] n [U] technical [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: great illness ] a serious form of ↑epilepsy →↑petit mal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grand mal — [ gran mal ] noun count or uncount MEDICAL a serious form of EPILEPSY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Grand mal — Grand mạl [gra̱n̶g̶ ; aus gleichbed. frz. grand mal] s; : großer Anfall bei ↑Epilepsie …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Grand-mal — Grand mal, s. Epilepsie …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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