epilepsia minor
n 1: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief
clouding of consciousness (and possibly other
abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal
since childhood" [syn: {petit mal epilepsy}, {petit mal},
{epilepsia minor}]
2: a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary
unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the
girl was frightened by her first petit mal" [syn: {petit
mal}, {epilepsia minor}]