強きょう直ちょく間かん代だい発ほっ作さ

noun

tonic-clonic seizure

Medical term for a type of epileptic seizure characterized by stiffening (tonic) and jerking (clonic) phases. Rare in everyday language; more commonly referred to as 大発作 (grand mal seizure).

See also: 大発作

• 強きょう直ちょく間かん代だい発ほっ作さは、てんかんの大だい発ほっ作さの一いっ種しゅです。

  A tonic-clonic seizure is a type of grand mal seizure in epilepsy.