English Dictionary

grand mal

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɡɹɒnˈmæl/

名詞

不可算名詞

A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.

日本語の意味

全般性強直間代発作、または大発作。これは、激しい痙攣と意識の消失を伴う重度のてんかん発作を指す。

When he experienced a grand mal, his family called an ambulance immediately.

彼が全般性強直間代発作を起こしたとき、家族はすぐに救急車を呼んだ。

意味（1）

A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.