Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun epilepsia_minor

2 senses of epilepsia minor

Sense 1
petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor -- (epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood")
       => epilepsy -- (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)

Sense 2
petit mal, epilepsia minor -- (a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal")
       => epileptic seizure -- (convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness)