Word
epilepsia minor, n.
a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
<noun.state>
epilepsia minor
petit mal
sample sentences
"the girl was frightened by her first petit mal"
semantic pointers
hypernym
epileptic seizure
epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
<noun.state>
epilepsia minor
petit mal
petit mal epilepsy
sample sentences
"she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood"
semantic pointers
hypernym
epilepsy
part meronym
absence, absence seizure