absence seizure
noun Pathology.
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Origin of absence seizure
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby absence seizure
abscopal, abscopal effect, abseil, absence, Absence makes the heart grow fonder, absence seizure, absent, absentee, absentee ballot, absenteeism, absentee landlord
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Medical definitions for absence seizure
absence seizure
n.
A brief, sudden loss of consciousness symptomatic of petit mal epilepsy.
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