petit mal

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petit mal /ˌpeti ˈmæl/ noun [uncountable] medicalMPMI a form of epilepsy which is not very serious 癫痫小发作 → grand malOrigin petit mal (1800-1900) French “small illness”

petit mal nounChinese

petit mal
petit mal /ˌpeti ˈmæl/

noun [uncountable]

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

medical a form of epilepsy which is not very serious
⇨ grand mal

petit mal

BrE

/ˌpeti ˈmæl/

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NAmE

/ˌpeti ˈmæl/

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noun

[uncountable]

a form of

epilepsy

that is not very serious, in which sb becomes unconscious only for very short periods 癫痫小发作