syncope
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kəˌpi, ˈsɪn- 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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World English Dictionary
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| —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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Example sentences
Bush's heartbeat and lowered his blood pressure, making him faint, a reaction that is called vaso-vagal syncope.
One thought that these spells might be seizures rather than syncope.
In contrast to vertigo, syncope is caused by too little oxygen reaching the brain.
There was no disease, but if there had been medical attendance, he might have survived the syncope or fainting.
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