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单词 petit mal
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petit mal

[ pet-ee -mahl, mal; French puh-tee -mal ]
/ ˈpɛt i ˈmɑl, ˈmæl; French pə ti ˈmal /

noun Pathology.

See under epilepsy.

Origin of petit mal

1870–75; <French: literally, small illness

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Example sentences from the Web for petit mal

  • On this chart we have the history of an epileptic man whose attacks were of the petit-mal type.

    Abstracts of Papers Read at the First International Eugenics Congress|Various

British Dictionary definitions for petit mal

petit mal
/ (ˈpɛtɪ ˈmæl, French pəti mal) /

noun

a mild form of epilepsy characterized by periods of impairment or loss of consciousness for up to 30 secondsCompare grand mal

Word Origin for petit mal

C19: French: little illness
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for petit mal

petit mal
[ pĕtē mäl, măl ]

n.

A form of epilepsy, occurring most often in adolescents and children, characterized by frequent but transient lapses of consciousness and only rare spasms or falling.absence petit mal epilepsy
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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