grand mal

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grand mal /ˌɡrɒn ˈmæl $ ˌɡrɑːn-/ noun [uncountable] technical MIa serious form of epilepsy 重度癫痫发作 → petit malOrigin grand mal (1800-1900) French “great illness”

grand mal nounChinese

grand mal
grand mal /ˌɡrɒn ˈmæl $ ˌɡrɑːn-/

noun [uncountable] technical

Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: 'great illness'

a serious form of epilepsy ⇨ petit mal

grand mal

BrE

/ˌɡrɒ̃ ˈmæl/

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NAmE

/ˌɡræn ˈmɑːl/

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/ˌɡræn ˈmæl/

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noun

[uncountable]

(

from French,

medical 医学

)

a serious form of

epilepsy

in which sb becomes unconscious for fairly long periods （癫痫）大发作