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absence seizure

noun Pathology.

petit mal.

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Nearby words

  1. abscopal,
  2. abscopal effect,
  3. abseil,
  4. absence,
  5. absence makes the heart grow fonder,
  6. absent,
  7. absent without leave,
  8. absent-minded,
  9. absentation,
  10. absente reo
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Medicine definitions for absence seizure

absence seizure

n.

A brief, sudden loss of consciousness symptomatic of petit mal epilepsy.
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