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absence seizure vs pure absence

pure absence vs absence seizure

absence seizure and pure absence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absence seizure Yes No No No
pure absence Yes No No No
As nouns, pure absence is a hyponym of absence seizure; that is, pure absence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absence seizure:
  • absence seizure: 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
  • pure absence: an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
Other hyponyms of absence seizure include complex absence, simple absence, subclinical absence.
absence seizure (noun) pure absence (noun)
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 an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
Difference between absence seizure and pure absence

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