[sing-kuh-pee, sin-] 
| 1. | Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er. |
| 2. | Pathology. brief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting. |
a cutting short, equiv. to syn- syn- + kop- (s. of kóptein to cut) + -ē fem. n. suffix
[sin-kop-ik] , syn⋅co⋅pal, adjective | syn·co·pe (sĭng'kə-pē, sĭn'-) n.
[Middle English sincopis, from sincopene, from Late Latin syncopēn, accusative of syncopē, from Greek sunkopē, from sunkoptein, to cut short : sun-, syn- + koptein, to strike.] syn'co·pal (sĭng'kə-pəl, sĭn'-), syn·cop'ic (sĭn-kŏp'ĭk) adj. |
syncopal syn·co·pal (sĭng'kə-pəl, sĭn'-)
adj.
Of or relating to syncope.
syncope syn·co·pe (sĭng'kə-pē, sĭn'-)
n.
A brief loss of consciousness caused by a sudden fall of blood pressure or failure of the cardiac systole, resulting in cerebral anemia.