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How to pronounce “petit mal”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of petit mal with real speech in context.
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- Benoît Masocco
Avant de commencer, je vais vous faire une petite introduction de qui est Benoît.
- Definition summary
- (neurology) A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizures.
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How to pronounce petit mal
Benoît Masocco

Avant de commencer, je vais vous faire une petite introduction de qui est Benoît.
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A Deep Dive Into “petit mal”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (neurology) A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as minor, the person becomes vacant or unaware, but not involving spasms and unconsciousness. These seizures are usually brief, lasting up to 30 seconds, and may include twitching. A formal medical term would be absence seizures.
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