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petit mal

NOUN
  1. a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
    the girl was frightened by her first petit mal
  2. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
    she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood

How To Use petit mal In A Sentence

  • she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood
  • Objective To investigate the inhibitory effect of electropuncture on epileptic petit mal and its underlying mechanism.
  • His father develops depression and petit mal seizures, his mother takes up ballroom dancing; one vegetates on a locked ward while the other bespangles taffeta with sequins.
  • the girl was frightened by her first petit mal
  • She has been suffering from petit mal since childhood.
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