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absence vs complex absence

complex absence vs absence

absence and complex absence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absence Yes No No No
complex absence Yes No No No
As nouns, complex absence is a hyponym of absence; that is, complex absence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absence:
  • absence: 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
  • complex absence: an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
Other hyponyms of absence include pure absence, simple absence, subclinical absence.
absence (noun) complex absence (noun)
failure to be present an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
the state of being absent
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
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
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