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Definition of syncope
1 : loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint
2 : the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle)
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syncope has been reported in a small percentage of patients taking the drug
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The symptoms that precede syncope vary but may include sweating, nausea, paleness and abdominal discomfort.
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Origin and Etymology of syncope
Late Latin, from Greek synkopē, literally, cutting short, from synkoptein to cut short, from syn- + koptein to cut — more at capon
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