Ad·ams-Stokes syndrome (ădəmz-stōks)
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Tweet n. An occasional temporary stoppage or extreme slowing of the pulse as a result of heart block, causing dizziness, fainting, and sometimes convulsions. Also called Stokes-Adams syndrome. [After Robert Adams (1791-1875) and William Stokes (1804-1878), Irish physicians.] |
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