Epileptic seizure and Petit mal

Epileptic seizure

Epileptic seizure noun - Convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness.

Petit mal and epileptic seizure are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Petit mal" with "Epileptic seizure", this phrases are similar.

Petit mal

Petit mal noun - A seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching.
Usage example: the girl was frightened by her first petit mal
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Epileptic seizure and petit mal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Epileptic seizure" instead a noun phrase "Petit mal".
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