grand mal, n.
a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
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epilepsia major generalized seizure grand mal
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epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
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epilepsia major generalized epilepsy grand mal grand mal epilepsy
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