Meanings
noun
- medicineA momentary lapse of consciousness; a minor epileptic seizure.
Synonyms: absence seizure, petit mal seizure
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA momentary lapse of consciousness; a minor epileptic seizure.
Similar
absence seizurepetit mal seizure
Origin
- Latinabsentia“absence”
- Englishabsentia epileptica
Borrowed from Latin absentia (“absence”).
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absentia epileptica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentia%20epileptica
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“absentia epileptica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentia%20epileptica. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absentia epileptica,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentia%20epileptica.
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