Petit Mal Definition

pətē mäl, pətēmal
noun
A type of epilepsy in which there are attacks of momentary unconsciousness without convulsions.
Webster's New World

(medicine) 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 seizures.

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Synonyms:
  • epilepsia-minor
  • petit mal epilepsy

Origin of Petit Mal

  • Borrowing from French petit mal (literally “little illness").

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Petit Mal Sentence Examples

  • An individual having a petit mal seizure becomes very quiet and may blink, stare blankly, roll the eyes, or move the lips.

  • When a petit mal seizure ends, individual resumes whatever he or she was doing before the seizure began and does not remember the seizure.

  • Untreated, petit mal seizures can recur as many as 100 times a day and may progress to grand mal seizures.

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