absence#1 (n)
absence seizure (n)

n14088412

type n
lex_filenum 26
def the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.
def common in petit mal epilepsy
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Hypernym seizure, ictus, raptus
Part holonym petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor
Hyponym complex absence; pure absence, simple absence; subclinical absence
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Hyponym seizure, ictus, raptus
Part meronym petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor
Hypernym complex absence; pure absence, simple absence; subclinical absence

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