"absence seizure" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæb.sn̩s ˈsi.ʒɚ/ [US], /ˈæb.sn̩ts ˈsi.ʒɚ/ [US] Forms: absence seizures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absence seizure (plural absence seizures)
  1. (medicine) A type of seizure indicative of petit mal epilepsy. Brief seizure lasting up to 30 seconds involving vacantness and lack of awareness, possibly including twitching; not including spasm or unconsciousness. Wikipedia link: absence seizure Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (term for a petit mal epileptic seizure): petit mal [masculine] (Dutch), абса́нс (absáns) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-absence_seizure-en-noun-l83EKAb2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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