grand mal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French grand mal (literally “great illness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡɹɒnˈmæl/ === Noun === grand mal (uncountable) A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures. Coordinate term: petit mal ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From French grand mal. === Noun === grand mal n (medicine) grand mal === References === “grand mal” in Den Danske Ordbog