| failure to be present | a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching |
| the state of being absent | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) |
| 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 | |