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syncope

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of syncope

a temporary state of unconsciousness

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

blackout, faint, insensibility, knockout, swim, swoon
Words Related to syncope

daze, stupor, trance

drowsiness, narcosis, sleep, somnolence

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