A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship.
In medicine, momentary loss of consciousness.
failure to be present
the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"
epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
the state of being absent
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
