grand mal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grand mal
1875–80; < French: great ailment, epilepsy
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Brooke Shields revealed that she had a grand mal seizure in September, just days before the debut of her cabaret show in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Rosales suffers from grand mal seizures; her mother has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
At first, the neuropsychiatrist was "jarred" by the sight of a grand mal seizure.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
My father had suffered a grand mal seizure and was placed in a medically induced coma.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
According to Armand Trousseau, the petit mal in general precedes the manifestation of the grand mal, but sometimes the reverse is the case.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
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