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ABSENCE SEIZURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
Synonyms:
absence; absence seizure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("absence seizure" is a kind of...):
ictus; raptus; seizure (a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "absence seizure"):
complex absence (an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes))
pure absence; simple absence (an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes)
subclinical absence (a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes)
Holonyms ("absence seizure" is a part of...):
epilepsia minor; petit mal; petit mal epilepsy (epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities))
