Stokes-Ad·ams syndrome (st ks  d mz)n. An occasional temporary stoppage or extreme slowing of the pulse as a result of heart block, causing dizziness, fainting, and sometimes convulsions. [After William Stokes (1804-1878) and Robert Adams (1791-1875), Irish physicians.] |
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| Noun | 1. | Stokes-Adams syndrome - recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia - an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart |
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