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
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