adams-stokes syndrome
noun
Simple meaning
A condition having periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous….
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈædəmssˈtoʊksɪndɹoʊm
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Definition
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noun
medicine
A condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain.
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This meaning: A condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain.
Used this way, adams-stokes syndrome is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It stays understated rather than dramatic. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
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