Absence
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.
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failure to be present
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the state of being absent
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the time interval during which something or somebody is away
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- absence seizure
- plural
- Absences
- possessive
- Absence's
- pluralpossessive
- Absences'