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    EPILEPSIA MAJOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire bodyplay

    Synonyms:

    epilepsia major; generalized seizure; grand mal

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("epilepsia major" is a kind of...):

    epileptic seizure (convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerkingplay

    Synonyms:

    epilepsia major; generalized epilepsy; grand mal; grand mal epilepsy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("epilepsia major" is a kind of...):

    epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)

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