| epilepsia minor | |
noun | |
| 1. | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood" [syn: petit mal epilepsy] |
| 2. | a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal" [syn: petit mal] |