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ab′sence sei′zure, [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologypetit mal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
absence seizure n a type of epileptic seizure characterized by loss of consciousness for up to 30 secondsFormer name: petit mal
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