English Dictionary

absence seizure

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæb.sn̩s ˈsi.ʒɚ/

名詞

(medicine) A type of seizure indicative of petit mal epilepsy. Brief seizure lasting up to 30 seconds involving vacantness and lack of awareness, possibly including twitching; not including spasm or unconsciousness.

日本語の意味

欠神発作：petit mal（小児型）てんかんに関連し、30秒程度持続する短い発作で、意識の一時的な喪失や虚無感、場合によっては軽い痙攣を伴う。

During the math lesson, the teenager experienced a brief absence seizure and stared blankly for about ten seconds before answering the teacher.

数学の授業中、十代のその生徒は短い欠神発作を起こし、約10秒間ぼんやりした後で先生に答えました。

意味（1）

(medicine) A type of seizure indicative of petit mal epilepsy. Brief seizure lasting up to 30 seconds involving vacantness and lack of awareness, possibly including twitching; not including spasm or unconsciousness.

She blinked rapidly several times, then her chin lifted slightly and her eyes rolled back. It lasted only seconds but the EEG showed the presence of a type of generalized seizure called an “absence seizure” — characterized by a lack of attention. The strange eye movements indicated a rare type of absence-seizure disorder called Jeavons syndrome.

absence seizures （ plural ）