petit mal
1. petit mal napad, petit mal
a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching [napad, ki traja kratek čas, značilen z začasno izgubo zavesti in lokalnimi krči mišic ali trzanjem]
2. petit mal napad, petit mal
epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) [Epilepsija, ki jo odlikujejo paroksizmalni napadi krajšega zatemnjenja zavesti (ter morda drugih nenormalnosti).]