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absence seizure vs subclinical absence

subclinical absence vs absence seizure

absence seizure and subclinical absence both are nouns.

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

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