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

2 senses of grand mal

Sense 1
grand mal epilepsy, grand mal, generalized epilepsy, epilepsia major -- (epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking)
       => epilepsy -- (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)

Sense 2
grand mal, generalized seizure, epilepsia major -- (a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body)
       => epileptic seizure -- (convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness)