petit mal
A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes…A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizures.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizures.
ма́лый эпилепти́ческий припа́докmályj epileptíčeskij pripádok
- a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
- epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French petit mal (literally “little illness”).Borrowed from French petit mal (literally “little illness”).
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching:epilepsia minor
- epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities):petit mal epilepsyepilepsia minor
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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