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Petit mal seizure
Petit mal seizure An epileptic seizure characterized by lapse of attention and awareness, and failure of subsequent recall, but without convulsing and unconsciousness.
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Seizure
Convulsions caused sometimes by a fever or by another serious condition such as epilepsy.
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The ability to focus in a sustained manner on a particular stimulus or activity. A disturbance in attention may be manifested by easy distractibility or difficulty in finishing tasks or in concentrating on work.
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Petit mal
A mild seizure with a momentary loss of consciousness.
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Pertaining to any bone of the phalanges, that is the fingers or toes.
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In plastic surgery, the procedures for attempted construction or reconstruction of a penis in cases of birth defect, of female-to-male transexualism, and of accidental or surgical amputation of the penis.
Phallus
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