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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

trouble go
an event causing distress or pain

affliction go
a cause of great suffering and distress

attack go
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

seizure, raptus, ictus go
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

absence, absence seizure
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.

noun.state

3 Subcategories

complex absence go
an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
pure absence, simple absence go
an absence seizure without other complications
subclinical absence go
a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes