Tra từ epilepsia minor - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood
• Syn:
petit mal epilepsy, petit mal
• Hypernyms:
epilepsy
• Part Meronyms:
absence, absence seizure
2. a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
- the girl was frightened by her first petit mal
• Syn:
petit mal
• Hypernyms:
epileptic seizure