petit mal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French petit mal (literally “little illness”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛti ˈmal/

Noun

petit mal (uncountable)

(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.

Translations

form of epilepsy

Catalan: petit mal (ca) m
Danish: petit mal n, absence (da) c

Finnish: pieni kohtaus

See also

Contrast grand mal seizures.

Anagrams

malpitte

Danish

Etymology

From French petit mal.

Noun

petit mal n

(medicine) petit mal

Synonyms

absence

References

“petit mal” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pə.ti.mal/

Noun

petit mal m (uncountable)

(medicine) petit mal

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