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Petit Mal

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epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness and possibly other abnormalities

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Variants

synonym
epilepsia minorpetit mal epilepsy
plural
Petit Mals
possessive
Petit Mal's
pluralpossessive
Petit Mals'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
§2
epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness and possibly other abnormalities

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