1.  epilepsia minor(n = noun.state) petit mal, petit mal epilepsy - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood"
is a kind of epilepsy
has parts: absence, absence seizure

2.  epilepsia minor(n = noun.state) petit mal - a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal"
is a kind of epileptic seizure

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