absence seizure
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- noun
- /ˈæbsəns ˈsiːʒər/
- Specialized
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crisis de ausencia
- They learned that absence seizures often appear as moments where individuals stare off into space without being aware.
And it was my actual, my first absence seizure that I realized that I had.
- And it was my actual, my first absence seizure that I realized that I had.
- And it was speculated that he had absence seizures.
Examples
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During the presentation, she had an absence seizure, causing her to blink rapidly and stare blankly for a few seconds.
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And it was my actual, my first absence seizure that I realized that I had.
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To prove the need for the surgery, House proves to the team that Lane does not have hearing loss, but is instead having multiple brief absence seizures.
Blog text (16) -
He calls these epileptic absence seizures.
Academic text (2006) -
He has Lennox-Gastaut seizures, absence seizures, and he too has been in (absence) status epilepticus.
Blog text (19) -
Also, if I wanted to get nitpicky, absence seizures can occur mid-sentence (or song) as they did, but they do not go unnoticed by the patient.
Blog text (16) -
They can check for subclinical or absence seizures that make it seem like a child is "drifting off into space" or not comprehending, when what's really happening is the brain "checks out" while having a seizure for a few seconds.
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Human examples documented in cases of epileptic absence seizures and parasomnia violence episodes don't contradict this paradigm of triggered patterned behavior.
Academic text (2006) -
The teacher noticed that the student was having an absence seizure when he suddenly stopped responding.
Synonyms
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9.3
A short time when a person stares blankly, does not respond, and sometimes makes small movements
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9.0
A short seizure that makes someone suddenly stop paying attention and stare
Short episodes when a person briefly stops responding and stares, often without shaking
Short episodes of lost awareness without strong body shaking
A short, sudden loss of awareness with no other symptoms
A brief loss of awareness when someone stares blankly for a few seconds
A short seizure that makes you lose awareness and causes muscle weakness or sudden movements
A very brief seizure that shows only on a brain activity test and causes no clear symptoms
Antonyms
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents contribute directly to the compound meaning: 'absence' (a brief lapse of consciousness) combined with 'seizure' (a sudden episode of abnormal brain activity) yields a brief, sudden episode of impaired consciousness. This is a compositional, medical noun compound following predictable semantics, so a learner who knows the two constituent senses can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Absence seizure is a medical name made from absence (meaning 'not there') and seizure (meaning a 'sudden attack'). The picture is of a person suddenly going blank for a few seconds and seeming 'not there', which is why the term means a brief loss of awareness.