'epilepsia minor' definitions:

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]

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]