simple absence
[ sĭm′pəl ]
n.
A brief loss or impairment of consciousness accompanied by the abrupt onset of spasms or twitchings of cephalic muscles that produce a 3 per second pattern of spikes and waves on an electroencephalogram.pure absence
Nearby words
simoom, simp, simpatico, simper, simple, simple absence, simple algebraic extension, simple arc, simple carbohydrate, simple closed curve, simple dislocation
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