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petit mal
[ pet-ee mahl, mal; French puh-tee mal ]
noun
, Pathology.
- epilepsy
petit mal
/ ˈpɛtɪ ˈmæl; pəti mal /
noun
- a mild form of epilepsy characterized by periods of impairment or loss of consciousness for up to 30 seconds Compare grand mal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petit mal1
1870–75; < French: literally, small illness
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petit mal1
C19: French: little illness
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Example Sentences
The petit mal most commonly co-exists with the grand mal, but has no necessary connexion with it, as each may exist alone.
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Attacks of petit mal might come on at any time, and were usually accompanied by a feeling of faintness and vertigo.
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These cases are to be distributed between the developed form and the petit mal.
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It is revealed also by symptoms of a less striking nature, which have been described under the name of petit mal.
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A mild type of petit mal consists of a temporary blurring of consciousness, with muscular weakness.
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