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absence vs subclinical absence

subclinical absence vs absence

absence and subclinical absence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absence Yes No No No
subclinical absence Yes No No No
As nouns, subclinical absence is a hyponym of absence; that is, subclinical 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
  • subclinical absence: a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
Other hyponyms of absence include complex absence, pure absence, simple absence.
absence (noun) subclinical absence (noun)
failure to be present a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
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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