syncope

noun syn·co·pe \ ˈsiŋ-kə-(ˌ)pē , ˈsin- \

Updated on: 28 Feb 2018

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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syncopal

play \ˈsiŋ-kə-pəl, ˈsin-\ adjective

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Examples of syncope in a Sentence

syncope has been reported in a small percentage of patients taking the drug

Recent Examples of syncope from the Web

The first description of a tubal pregnancy does not appear until 1604, when an Italian physician’s notes describe a 31-year-old woman who presented with mysterious abdominal pain, pallor, syncope, and death, all in quick succession.

— joanna petrone, Longreads, "Pregnant, then Ruptured," 18 Aug. 2017
According to the Harford County Health Department, heat illness takes many forms, including heat fatigue, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after exercising in the heat), heat cramps, heat exhaustion or the most serious, heat stroke.

— The Aegis, "Harford libraries open as cooling centers Friday and Saturday," 21 July 2017
The symptoms that precede syncope vary but may include sweating, nausea, paleness and abdominal discomfort.

— william b. farquhar, Washington Post, "Have you ever fainted? This is what was happening to your body.," 17 June 2017

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