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Adams-Stokes syndrome

Adams-Stokes syndrome noun: a condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain.

Noun

Adams-Stokes syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain.

Origin of Adams-Stokes syndrome

Named after two Irish physicians, Robert Adams (1791–1875) and William Stokes (1804–1877), though it appears to have been described earlier.

Questions about Adams-Stokes syndrome

What does Adams-Stokes syndrome mean?
Adams-Stokes syndrome means a condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain.
What part of speech is Adams-Stokes syndrome?
Adams-Stokes syndrome is a noun.

Words near Adams-Stokes syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Adams's catalyst
  2. Adams-Nance syndrome
  3. Adams-Oliver syndrome
  4. Adams-Stokes attack
  5. Adams-Stokes attacks
  6. Adams-Stokes syndrome
  7. Adamses
  8. Adamsian
  9. adamsite
  10. Adamsites
  11. Adamski

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