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Meaning of "petit mal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PETIT MAL

French: little illness.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PETIT MAL

petit mal  [ˈpɛtɪ ˈmæl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETIT MAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petit mal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PETIT MAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Absence seizure

Absence seizures are one of several kinds of seizures. These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures. Absence seizures are characterized by a brief loss and return of consciousness, generally not followed by a period of lethargy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETIT MAL


mall
mæl
pall-mall
ˈpælˈmæl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETIT MAL

petit
petit bourgeois
petit four
petit juror
petit jury
petit larcenist
petit larceny
petit point
petite
petite bourgeoisie
petiteness
petitio
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petition
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PETIT MAL

abnormal
animal
decimal
dermal
dismal
formal
geothermal
grand mal
hexadecimal
informal
mammal
maximal
minimal
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normal
optimal
paranormal
primal
proximal
thermal

Synonyms and antonyms of petit mal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petit mal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETIT MAL

Find out the translation of petit mal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petit mal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petit mal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小发作
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petit mal
570 millions of speakers

English

petit mal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेटिट मॉल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الصرع الصغير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пети ТЗА
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petit mal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্রাতিক্ষুদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit mal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petit mal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Petit-mal-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小発作
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소발작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petit mal
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

petit mal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்டிட் மால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक माल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Petit mal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

petit mal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petit mal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Петі ТЗА
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petit mal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

petit mal
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

petit mal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

petit mal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

petit mal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petit mal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETIT MAL»

The term «petit mal» is normally little used and occupies the 133.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETIT MAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petit mal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETIT MAL»

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Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical ...
1981) Febrile convulsions, simple Childhood absence epilepsy (classical petit mal) Epilepsy with myoclonic absences (myoclonic form of petit mal: Lennox. 1945: "impulsive petit mal": Bamberger and Matthes, 1959) Photosensitive epilepsy, ...
Ernst Niedermeyer, F. H. Lopes da Silva, 2005
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Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy: Basic Mechanisms, ...
having a fast rhythm, up to 25-30 Hz appearing as sharp spikes; 2) psychomotor attacks (psychic variants), associated with slow (3- to 7-Hz), high-voltage, square- topped waves; and 3) petit mal, having an alternating fast and slow rhythm.
Harry McConnell, Peter J. Snyder, 1998
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Epilepsy A to Z: A Concise Encyclopedia:Second Edition
A Concise Encyclopedia:Second Edition Pierre Jallon MD, Peter W. Kaplan MB, FRCP, William O. Tatum, Dr. William Tatum, Dr. Pierre Jallon, Dr. Peter Kaplan. 250 PETIT MAL with epilepsy [2]. Recent advances in diagnostic neuroimaging ...
Pierre Jallon MD, Peter W. Kaplan MB, FRCP, William O. Tatum, 2009
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Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Electroclinical period The electroclinical period began in 1935, when Gibbs, Davis and Lennox showed that petit mal absences were associated with a rhythmic 3 cycles/s discharge of regular spike and wave complexes on the EEC ( Gibbs ...
Joseph Roger, Michelle Bureau, Charlotte Dravet, 2005
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Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence
The electroclinical period began in 1935, when Gibbs, Davis and Lennox showed that petit mal absences were associated with a rhythmic 3 cycles/s discharge of regular spike and wave complexes on the EEG (Gibbs et al, 1935).
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Discovering Biological Psychology
William J. Mayo The two major categories of generalized seizure are the grand mal and petit mal seizures. In French, grand means “large,” petit means “small,” and mal means “pain.” Grand mal seizures are also referred to as tonic-clonic ...
Laura Freberg, 2009
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Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation ...
This is not surprising, for many of the symptoms of a temporal lobe seizure are those of panic or emotional behavior, both of which occur as primary events in psychiatrically disturbed patients Petit Mal Seizures Petit mal epilepsy occurs almost ...
Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers, 2000
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Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies: Clinical, Experimental ...
We have indeed recently seen a 35-year-old patient who experienced, with increasing frequency, typical impulsive petit mal and grand mal attacks after awakening, and in whom, during a status of impulsive jerks that evolved into a grand mal ...
Alain Malafosse, 1994
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Epileptology: Proceedings of the Seventh International ...
The relatively high number of older patients with both petit mal and grand mal stems from the fact that a certain number of recovered patients were lost from follow-up. This series included all the patients under the care and observation of the ...
Dieter Janz, 1976
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The Encyclopedia of the Brain and Brain Disorders
Petit mal seizures are also known as absence seizures, which cause a loss of consciousness that is usually brief and barely noticeable. The neurons in a normal brain communicate by firing tiny electric signals. During a seizure, the firing ...
Carol Turkington, Joseph Harris, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETIT MAL»

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Santé: conseils pratiques sur les maux oculaires
Autre petit mal des yeux : la poussière dans l'œil. C'est gênant et parfois difficile. Le premier réflexe est alors de se frotter l'œil avec les doigts ou de retirer ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
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Epilepsy bike-a-thon benefit set for today in Chisholm
For two years prior, Izzi had been experiencing petit mal seizures, which Melissa referred to as “brain freezes.” The petit mal seizures would ... «Mesabi Daily News, Jun 15»
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Bike-a-thon benefit set
For two years prior, Izzi had been experiencing petit mal seizures, which Melissa referred to as “brain freezes.” The petit mal seizures would ... «Hibbing Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
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High-pitched Sounds, Older Cats and Reflex Seizures: What Does …
Absence (or petit mal) means a brief loss of consciousness which often goes unnoticed, as the animal may simply appear to be staring into ... «Decoded Science, Jun 15»
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Court Revives Bias Case Against Realty Group
"According to Ms. Rodriguez, A.R. began experiencing petit mal seizures in August or September 2010, when A.R. was entering fifth grade," ... «Courthouse News Service, Jun 15»
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Chisholm City Council supports 'Biking with Epilepsy' bike-a-thon
For two years prior, Izzi had been experiencing petit mal seizures, which she referred to as “brain freezes.” The petit mal seizures would cause ... «Mesabi Daily News, Jun 15»
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YEP Letters: May 16
My mother wrapped me in cotton wool because I had Petit Mal but eventually I fought myself free, and survived. Children must learn how to ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, May 15»
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Status Epilepticus Trends Point to Redefinition of Condition
... codes in the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, that capture petit mal status epilepticus and grand mal status epilepticus. «Medscape, May 15»
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Ottawa stitches Canada together. Mike Duffy did his part.
Duffy dropped his head into a hand, emitted a short, low groan—a petit mal rather than a grand mal, as the terms relate to that spectacular class ... «Macleans.ca, Apr 15»
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Schoolboy's seizures diagnosed by mum after watching an episode …
Same as petit mal. I had these as a youngster but because all you do is go blank for a few seconds nobody takes any notice - and no parent ... «BT.com, Apr 15»

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