absence as in the state of being absent
- "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
absence as in failure to be present
absence as in the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- "he visited during my absence"
absence as in 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"
Synonyms
- absence seizurethe occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.