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global transient global amnesia

Main Entry: glob·al
Pronunciation: gl-bl
Function: adjective
1 : having the shape of a globe
2 a : of, relating to, or involving the entire world <global health conditions> b : of, relating to, or involving the globe of the eye <global anesthesia in cataract surgery>
3 a : being comprehensive, all-inclusive, or complete <global obstetric care> <transient global amnesia> <akinesia was global, although rigidity and dystonia were strikingly unilateral in distribution -- Oliver Sacks> b : of, relating to, or constituting an organic whole : ORGANISMIC <the newer psychiatry seeks to understand in a global way the dynamic structure of the patient's personality -- Psychological Abstracts>
- glob·al·ly /-b-l/ adverb