| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Adams-Stokes syndrome (-ˈstəʊks) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| another term for heart block | |
| [C19: named after R. Adams (1791--1875) and W. Stokes (1804--78), Irish physicians] | |
Adams-Stokes syndrome Ad·ams-Stokes syndrome (ād'əmz-)
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 Morgagni's disease, Spens' syndrome, Stokes-Adams disease, Stokes-Adams syndrome.
Stokes-Adams syndrome n.
See Adams-Stokes syndrome.