petit mal   (TTS Sound)

The noun petit mal has 2 senses

• petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor -- (epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood")


• petit mal, epilepsia minor -- (a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal")