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Adams-Stokes syndrome
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English
Etymology
Named after two Irish physicians, Robert Adams (1791–1875) and William Stokes (1804–1877), though it appears to have been described earlier.
Noun
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en medicine A condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain.
Related terms
en Adams-Stokes attack
Anagrams
en aaddeekmmnoorssssty Stokes-Adams syndrome
en eponyms