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noun
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin syncopē < Greek synkopḗ a cutting short, equivalent to syn- syn- + kop- (stem of kóptein to cut) + -ē feminine noun suffix
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin syncopē < Greek synkopḗ a cutting short, equivalent to syn- syn- + kop- (stem of kóptein to cut) + -ē feminine noun suffix
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Example Sentences
- One thought that these spells might be seizures rather than syncope.
- These include chest pain and shortness of breath as well as fainting, known as syncope.
- Bush's heartbeat and lowered his blood pressure, making him faint, a reaction that is called vaso-vagal syncope.
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World English Dictionary
| syncope (ˈsɪŋkəpɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pathol a technical word for a faint |
| 2. | the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word |
| [C16: from Late Latin syncopa, from Greek sunkopē a cutting off, from | |
| syncopic | |
| —adj | |
| 'syncopal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
syncope
c.1400, from L.L. syncopen "contraction of a word," acc. of syncope, from Gk. synkope, "contraction of a word," originally "a cutting off," from synkoptein "to cut up," from syn- "together, thoroughly" + koptein "to cut." In pathology, "failure of the heart's action," hence "unconsciousness."
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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