Definition of petit mal Petit mal
pet•it mal
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What does petit mal mean?
WordNet
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| petit mal - a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal" | ||
| epilepsia minor | ||
| petit mal - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood" | ||
| petit mal epilepsy, epilepsia minor | ||
| epilepsy a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions | ||
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Wiktionary 
- petit mal (Noun)
A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizure s.
