Adams-Stokes syndrome

[ ad-uh mz-stohks ]
/ ˈæd əmzˈstoʊks /

noun

Pathology. Stokes-Adams syndrome.
Also called Adams-Stokes disease.

British Dictionary definitions for adams-stokes syndrome

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 syndrome

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