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grand mal definition

grand· mal (grän′mäl′, grand′mal′)

a type of epilepsy in which there are convulsions and loss of consciousness

Etymology: Fr, lit., great ailment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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