grand mal

grand mal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French grand mal (literally “great illness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹɒnˈmæl/

Noun

grand mal (uncountable)

1. A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.

Translations

form of epilepsy

Finnish: iso kohtaus

Russian: большо́й эпилепти́ческий припа́док m (bolʹšój epileptíčeskij pripádok)

See also

• Contrast petit mal seizures.