absence

18 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) absence;
  - the state of being absent;
  - “he was surprised by the absence of any explanation”;

2. (n.) absence;
  - failure to be present;

3. (n.) absence;
  - the time interval during which something or somebody is away;
  - “he visited during my absence”;

4. (n.) 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.; common in petit mal epilepsy;

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