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.
Also Stokes-Adams disease, Adams-Stokes syndrome, Adams-Stokes disease.

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

Adams-Stokes syndrome
/ (-ˈstəʊks) /

noun

another term for heart block

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