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Medical Definition of vasovagal syncope
: a usually transitory condition that is marked especially by fainting associated with hypotension, peripheral vasodilation, and bradycardia resulting from increased stimulation of the vagus nerve
— called also neurocardiogenic syncope, vasodepressor syncope
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