Petit+Mal

  • 121grand mal — convulsive epilepsy (with loss of consciousness), 1842, from Fr. grand mal, lit. great sickness (see GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.)). Opposed to petit mal absence seizure …

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  • 122grand mal — [grɒgrand mal mal] noun a serious form of epilepsy with muscle spasms and prolonged loss of consciousness. Compare with petit mal. Origin C19: from Fr., lit. great sickness …

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  • 123pe|tit mal — «puh tee MAL», a mild form of epilepsy characterized especially by short lapses of consciousness without warning and without violent convulsions and with slight muscular tremors. ╂[< French petit mal (literally) small sickness] …

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  • 124grand mal — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, apoplexy, arrest, attack, autonomic epilepsy, blockage, cardiac epilepsy,… …

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  • 125grand mal — [ˌgrɔn ˈmæl US ˌgra:n ] n [U] technical [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: great illness ] a serious form of ↑epilepsy →↑petit mal …

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  • 126grand mal —    (granh MAHL) [French: great ailment] Severe epileptic seizure.    See also petit mal …

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  • 127grand mal — n. a serious form of epilepsy with loss of consciousness (cf. PETIT MAL). Etymology: F, = great sickness …

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  • 128Le Petit Catechisme — Le Petit Catéchisme Le Petit Catéchisme est un ouvrage écrit par Martin Luther, publié en 1529. Il s agit d un des premiers catéchismes. Inquiet des dérives d interprétation de la Bible apparues dans les bouillonnements d idées nées de la Réforme …

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