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petit mal Definition


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petit mal
noun
    1. medicine.
      A mild form of epilepsy, without convulsions, characterized by short periods of loss of consciousness or ‘absences'. Compare grand mal.
Etymology: Late 19c: French, literally ‘little sickness or illness'.



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