complex absence

1. 1.

   an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)

   Broaderabsence

Questions about complex absence

What does complex absence mean?

complex absence means "an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)".

Is complex absence a common word?

complex absence is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.