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pure absence vs absence seizure

absence seizure vs pure absence

pure absence and absence seizure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pure absence Yes No No No
absence seizure Yes No No No
As nouns, absence seizure is a hypernym of pure absence; that is, absence seizure is a word with a broader meaning than pure absence:
  • pure absence: an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
  • 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
Other hypernyms of pure absence include absence.
pure absence (noun) absence seizure (noun)
an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes 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
Difference between pure absence and absence seizure

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