Adams-Stokes Syndrome Definition
ădəmz-stōks
noun
An occasional temporary stoppage or extreme slowing of the pulse as a result of heart block, causing dizziness, fainting, and sometimes convulsions.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- heart-block
- atrioventricular block
- stokes-adams syndrome
Origin of Adams-Stokes Syndrome
After Robert Adams (1791–1875) and William Stokes (1804–1878), Irish physicians
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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