ABSENCE SEIZURE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase absence seizure. (close relations)
absence
Best Alternative Words for ABSENCE SEIZURE
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epileptic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy noun • a person who has epilepsy | ||||||||
seizure | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property • the act of taking of a person by force • the taking possession of something by legal process | ||||||||
spasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||||||||
petit mal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) • a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching | ||||||||
absence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • 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 |