plural of medial mal

A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.

(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.

(fencing) A parry that fails to prevent the attack from landing.

(surfing) A type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (i.e. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).

Malpractice by a medical practitioner.

Alternative spelling of maldeveloped

(medicine, colloquial) Lateral malleolus.

(medicine, colloquial) Medial malleolus.

(anatomy, colloquial) Clipping of posterior malleolus.