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grand mal

[ gran mahl, -mal, grand; French grahn mal ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. epilepsy

grand mal

/ ɡrɒn mæl; ɡrɑ̃ mal /

noun

  1. a form of epilepsy characterized by loss of consciousness for up to five minutes and violent convulsions Compare petit mal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grand mal1

1875–80; < French: great ailment, epilepsy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grand mal1

French: great illness
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