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
Medical definitions for stokes-adams disease (1 of 2)
Stokes-Adams disease
n.
Adams-Stokes syndrome
Medical definitions for stokes-adams disease (2 of 2)
Stokes-Adams syndrome
n.
Adams-Stokes syndrome