lack,
deficiency,
want the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
absence -
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
petit mal epilepsy,
epilepsia minor,
petit mal epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood"
complex absence an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
pure absence,
simple absence an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
absence -
the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
absence -
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendence; deficiency.
