what does grand mal mean?

GRAND MAL as NOUN

Meaning
- a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
Synonym(s)
- epilepsia major (what does epilepsia major mean?)
- generalized seizure (what does generalized seizure mean?)
Hypernyms(s) grand mal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- epileptic seizure (what does epileptic seizure mean?)