STOKES-ADAMS SYNDROME


Meaning of STOKES-ADAMS SYNDROME in English

/stohks"ad"euhmz/ , Med.

unconsciousness accompanying atrioventricular heart block, sometimes characterized by weakness, irregular pulse, and intermittent convulsive or nonconvulsive seizures.

Also, Stokes-Adams disease, Adams-Stokes syndrome, Adams-Stokes disease .

[ named after W. Stokes (1804-78), and R. Adams (1791-1875), Irish physicians ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .