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grand mal

  [gran mahl, -mal, grand; Fr. grahn mal]
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–noun Pathology.
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Origin:
1875–80; < F: great ailment, epilepsy
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ep⋅i⋅lep⋅sy

  [ep-uh-lep-see]
–noun Pathology.
a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal).
Origin:
1570–80; < LL epilēpsia < Gk epilēpsía epileptic seizure, equiv. to epílēpt(os) suffering from epilepsy (verbid of epilambánein to get hold of, attack; epi- epi- + lambánein to seize) + -ia -y 3 , with ti > si
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grand mal   (grān' mäl', māl', grānd')   
n.  A severe form of epilepsy characterized by seizures involving spasms and loss of consciousness.

[French : grand, great + mal, illness.]
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epilepsy [(ep-uh-lep-see)]

A disorder of the brain characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of abnormal brain function, often resulting in convulsions or seizures. The seizures associated with epilepsy can sometimes be controlled by medication.

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Word Origin & History

epilepsy 
1578, from M.Fr. epilepsie, from L.L. epilepsia, from Gk. epilepsia "seizure," from epi- "upon" + lepsis "seizure," from leps-, future stem of lambanein "take hold of, grasp" (see analemma). Replaced the native name, falling sickness.

grand mal 
"convulsive epilepsy," 1842, from Fr., lit. "great sickness."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ep·i·lep·sy
Pronunciation: 'ep-&-"lep-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sies
: any ofvarious disorders marked by disturbed electrical rhythms of the central nervous system and typically manifested by convulsive attacks usually with clouding of consciousness called also fallingsickness; —see GRAND MAL, PETIT MAL; JACKSONIAN EPILEPSY

Main Entry: grand mal
Pronunciation: 'grän(d)-"mäl, 'grän-"mäl, -"mal; 'gran(d)-"mal
Function: noun
: epilepsy due to aninborn usually inherited dysrhythmia of the electrical pulsations of the brain as demonstrated by an electroencephalogram and characterized by attacks of violent convulsions, coma, constitutionaldisturbances, and usually amnesia —compare PETIT MAL
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epilepsy ep·i·lep·sy (ěp'ə-lěp'sē)
n.
Any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden, recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.

grand mal (grānd' mäl', māl')
n.
A severe epilepsy characterized by seizures involving spasms and by the loss of consciousness. Also called generalized epilepsy, generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy, generalized tonic-clonic seizure, grand mal epilepsy, idiopathic epilepsy, major epilepsy.

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epilepsy   (ěp'ə-lěp'sē)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. Epilepsy is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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