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grand mal
grand mal (ɡrɒn mæl; French ɡrɑ̃ mal) n (Pathology) a form of epilepsy characterized by loss of consciousness for up to five minutes and violent convulsions. Compare petit mal[French: great illness]grand mal (ˈgræn ˈmɑl, -ˈmæl, ˈgrænd)
n. severe epilepsy. [1875–80; < French: great ailment, epilepsy] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | grand mal - epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerkingepilepsia major, generalized epilepsy, grand mal epilepsyepilepsy - a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions | | 2. | grand mal - a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire bodygeneralized seizure, epilepsia majorepileptic seizure - convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness |
grand mal
grand mal a form of epilepsy characterized by loss of consciousness for up to five minutes and violent convulsions grand mal[′gran ¦mäl] (medicine) A complete epileptic seizure involving sudden loss of consciousness and tonic convulsion of the skeletal musculature followed by clonic muscular spasms. grand mal
mal [mal] (Fr. and Sp.) disease.grand mal epilepsy" >grand mal epilepsy.mal de Meleda symmetrical keratosis of the palms and soles associated with a dry, scaly thickening of the wrists and ankles.mal de mer seasickness.petit mal epilepsy" >petit mal epilepsy.gen·er·al·ized ton·ic-clo·nic sei·zurea generalized seizure characterized by the sudden onset of tonic contraction of the muscles often associated with a cry or moan, and frequently resulting in a fall to the ground. The tonic phase of the seizure gradually give way to clonic convulsive movements occurring bilaterally and synchronously before slowing and eventually stopping, followed by a variable period of unconsciousness and gradual recovery. Synonym(s): cryptogenic epilepsy, generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy, grand mal seizure, grand mal, idiopathic epilepsy (2) , major epilepsygen·er·al·ized ton·ic-clo·nic sei·zure , generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy (jen'ĕr-ă-līzd ton'ik-klon'ik sē'zhŭr, ep'i-lep'sē) A generalized seizure characterized by the sudden onset of tonic contraction of the muscles often associated with a cry or moan, and frequently resulting in a fall to the ground. The tonic phase of the seizure gradually gives way to clonic convulsive movements occurring bilaterally and synchronously before slowing and eventually stopping, followed by a variable period of unconsciousness and gradual recovery.
Synonym(s): grand mal. grand mal A major epileptic seizure. The fit may include a prodromal stage, an AURA, a tonic stage with sudden contraction of all muscles, a clonic stage in which the muscles undergo a succession of convulsive jerky contractions, and a period of unconsciousness or sleep.LegalSeeEpilepsygrand mal
Related to grand mal: petit malSynonyms for grand malnoun epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerkingSynonyms- epilepsia major
- generalized epilepsy
- grand mal epilepsy
Related Wordsnoun a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire bodySynonyms- generalized seizure
- epilepsia major
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