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SIMPLE ABSENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
Synonyms:
pure absence; simple absence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("simple absence" is a kind of...):
absence; absence seizure (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)