absence
Noun
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subtypes:
- nonoccurrence - absence by virtue of not occurring
- awayness - the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
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is a type of: nonattendance - the failure to attendsubtypes:
- cut - an unexcused absence from class
- default - loss due to not showing up
- absenteeism - habitual absence from work
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is a type of: interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
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subtypes:
- complex absence - an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
- pure absence, simple absence - an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
- subclinical absence - a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
is a part of: epilepsia minor, petit mal, petit mal epilepsy - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)same as: absence seizure
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