Definition of grand mal Grand mal

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What does grand mal mean?

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

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grand mal (Noun)
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.