How to Use syncope in a Sentence

syncope

noun

• My wife has syncope (a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure).
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
• In medicine, the term syncope refers to a loss of consciousness brought upon by a reduction of blood flow to the brain.
  — Devin Kelly, Longreads, 26 Jan. 2023
• The culprit in nearly all cases of syncope is an interruption in blood flow to the brain.
  — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
• Fainting – or what medics more technically call syncope – can be caused by a number of factors.
  — Anne R. Crecelius, The Conversation, 20 June 2019
• There are several types of syncope, and vasovagal syncope is most common among adults.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• This reaction is known as a vasovagal syncope episode, also known as fainting.
  — Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
• Brownlee has a condition called Vasovagal syncope that can cause sudden drops in blood pressure and heart rate.
  — Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2020
• It is called vasovagal syncope, which is more common than conversion disorder.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2022
• Hair-grooming syncope, which is fainting associated with combing or brushing of one's hair.
  — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 19 July 2019
• Brownlee has a condition called Vasovagal syncope that can cause a sudden rapid drop in heart rate and blood pressure that can lead to fainting.
  — Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
• Remember that an occasional episode of vasovagal syncope is likely not of concern, as long as you haven’t been injured in the process.
  — Anne R. Crecelius, The Conversation, 20 June 2019
• Fainting, or vasovagal syncope, and needle fear are often conflated.
  — Amy Baxter, The Conversation, 11 June 2021
• About 50 percent of fainting episodes among seniors are attributed to vasovagal syncope.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• To treat syncope, doctors could replace or remove genes related to the vagus nerve, per NBC News.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• Heat Syncope Fainting, or syncope, occurs when someone stands for too long or stands up suddenly after sitting or lying down.
  — Shamani Salahuddin, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
• There are many possible underlying causes, but the most common is a condition called vasovagal syncope, also known as a common faint.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2022
• Finally, in nearly 2 percent of cases the cause of syncope remains undiagnosed.
  — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
• Increasing intravascular volume by hydrating can help prevent a vasovagal syncope event that can lead to fainting.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 15 Nov. 2021
• After a child experiences hair-grooming syncope, parents should take their child to a doctor to assure there isn’t an underlying issue, such as heart problems.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 16 July 2019
• The symptoms that precede syncope vary but may include sweating, nausea, paleness and abdominal discomfort.
  — William B. Farquhar, Washington Post, 17 June 2017
• Too much laughter may cause laugh syncope, a rare condition characterized by a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone due to inadequate blood flow to the brain.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• With reflex syncope, her body is unable to appropriately regulate her heart rate and blood pressure, leading to dizziness, nausea, and a loss of consciousness.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2021
• Laughter, according to various researchers, can lead to syncope (fainting), arrhythmia, and cardiac rupture.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2014
• The Mayo Clinic explains that vasovagal syncope causes a person's body to overreact to certain triggers, which in turn makes their heart rate or blood pressure drop suddenly.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
• Vasovagal syncope is defined by the British National Health Service as a common type of fainting caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure and heart rate.
  — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
• Patients were suffered symptoms ranging from vomiting and dizziness to syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness caused by falling blood pressure as people’s bodies are depleted of water.
  — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
• Losing consciousness while straining to poop is called defecation syncope, which is a kind of fainting that happens when your body overreacts to certain stimuli, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022
• Participants who received the placebo shots were at slightly higher risk than those who received the vaccine of developing pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, and syncope, or fainting.
  — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 16 Dec. 2020
• Records reference prior diagnoses of bipolar disorder but don’t include any instances in which Linton suffered a loss of consciousness by seizure, epilepsy, syncope or other conditions, according to the filing.
  — Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
• Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, peripheral edema (swelling in feet, ankles, and other areas), fatigue, lightheadedness, and syncope (fainting), according to Vuppuluri.
  — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024