WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
epilepsia major n 1: epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking [syn: grand mal epilepsy, grand mal, generalized epilepsy, epilepsia major] 2: a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body [syn: grand mal, generalized seizure, epilepsia major]