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EPILEPSIA MAJOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epilepsia major mean? 

EPILEPSIA MAJOR (noun)
  The noun EPILEPSIA MAJOR has 2 senses:

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

2. a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire bodyplay

  Familiarity information: EPILEPSIA MAJOR used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EPILEPSIA MAJOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

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

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

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

epilepsia major; generalized seizure; grand mal

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

epileptic seizure (convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness)


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