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complex absence vs absence

absence vs complex absence

complex absence and absence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complex absence Yes No No No
absence Yes No No No
As nouns, absence is a hypernym of complex absence; that is, absence is a word with a broader meaning than complex absence:
  • complex absence: an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
  • 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
Other hypernyms of complex absence include absence seizure.
complex absence (noun) absence (noun)
an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes) failure to be present
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
Difference between complex absence and absence

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