Adams-Stokes syndrome
[ ad-uh mz-stohks ]
/ ˈæd əmzˈstoʊks /
noun
Pathology.
Stokes-Adams syndrome.
Also called
Adams-Stokes disease.
Definition for adams-stokes disease (2 of 2)
Stokes-Adams syndrome
[ stohks-ad-uh mz ]
/ ˈstoʊksˈæd əmz /
noun Medicine/Medical.
unconsciousness accompanying atrioventricular heart block, sometimes characterized by weakness, irregular pulse, and intermittent convulsive or nonconvulsive seizures.
Origin of Stokes-Adams syndrome
named after W.
Stokes (1804–78), and R.
Adams (1791–1875), Irish physicians
British Dictionary definitions for adams-stokes disease
Word Origin for Adams-Stokes syndrome
C19: named after R.
Adams (1791–1875) and W.
Stokes (1804–78), Irish physicians
Medical definitions for adams-stokes disease (1 of 2)
Stokes-Adams syndrome
n.
Adams-Stokes syndrome
Medical definitions for adams-stokes disease (2 of 2)
Adams-Stokes syndrome
n.
An occasional temporary stoppage or extreme slowing of the pulse as a result of heart block, causing dizziness, fainting, and sometimes convulsions.
Morgagni's disease Spens' syndrome Stokes-Adams disease Stokes-Adams syndrome