syncope

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A missing sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't or the pronunciation of placenames in -cester (e.g. Leicester) as -ster
A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation
A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon
{n} a fainting fit, the cutting off a part
loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished cerebral blood flow
sudden and temporary loss of consciousness
(phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Fainting or dizziness
A pause or cessation; suspension
fainting; temporary loss of consciousness
A temporary, insufficient blood supply to the brain which causes a loss of consciousness Usually caused by a serious arrhythmia
Effect of temporary impairment of blood circulation to a part of the body. It is often used as a synonym for fainting, which is loss of consciousness due to inadequate blood flow to the brain. Paleness, nausea, sweating, and then pupil dilation, yawning, deep rapid breathing, and rapid heartbeat usually precede it. It lasts from under a minute to several minutes and may be followed by headache, confusion, and a weak feeling. The cause may be physical (e.g., heart failure, low blood sugar) or emotional (e.g., fear, anxiety). Abnormal vagus or autonomic nerve response can cause fainting (without preceding symptoms) triggered by ordinary activities such as urination, swallowing, coughing, or standing up or by pressure on the pulse point in the neck. Local syncope is coldness and numbness in a small area, especially the fingers, from diminished blood flow
the elision of an unstressed syllable so as to keep to a strict accentual-syllabic metre This can be managed by dropping either a consonant ("ever" to "e'er") or a vowel ("the apple" to "th'apple")
Passing-out, loss of consciousness or fainting
Loss of consciousness due to temporary insufficient blood supply to the brain, often caused by a serious dysrhythmia
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Syncope (commonly referred to as fainting) is a loss of consciousness induced by a temporarily insufficient flow of blood to the brain It occurs in otherwise healthy people and may be caused by an emotional shock, by standing for prolonged periods, by injury or by profuse bleeding An attack comes on gradually, with lightheadedness, sweating and blurred vision Recovery is normally prompt and without any persisting ill effects
Temporary loss of consciousness that results from various medical conditions affecting the cardiovascular or neurological system Black-out spell that may be caused by to cardiac arrhythmias in others
shortening a word by omitting a middle segment
The loss of a medial vowel e g , OE munecas > ME munkes > ModE monks See also apocope and aphaeresis
A missing sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to cant or Hawaii from the root name Hawaiki
Fainting, temporary loss of wakefulness
fainting
A fainting spell or episode of loss of consciousness is called syncope
fainting; transient loss of consciousness due to inadequate blood flow to the brain
light-headedness or fainting caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain
Loss of consciousness from blood loss to the brain It is most often caused by a heart attack, sudden lowering of blood pressure or by fainting Critics point out that syncope mimics many of the elements of reported in near-death experiences
brief loss of consciousness; fainting
fainting because of a lack of blood flow to the brain, often because the heart stops temporarily - the heart generally stops for 1 of 2 reasons ---> i) a lack of blood return to the heart causes it to skip a few beats or ii) the vasomotor center shuts the heart off if blood pressure gets dangerously high
{i} omission of a letter or sound from the middle of a word (Grammar); temporary loss of consciousness due to heart failure (Pathology)
Same as Syncopation
An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every
Temporary loss of consciousness due to reduced blood flow to the brain A common symptom of cardiac arrhthymias Press the "back" button to return to where you came from
fainting; in response to decreased blood pressure or vagal response or maneuver
A type of elision in which a word is contracted by removing one or more letters or syllables from the middle, as ne'er for never, or fo'c'sle for forecastle (Compare Aphaeresis, Apocope, Synaeresis, Synaloepha)
A fainting, or swooning
Also called fainting It is a loss of consciousness because of an abnormal blood flow to the brain
near syncope
(Tıp, İlaç) Syncope in itself is brief lapse of consciousness. So near syncope would be the sensation of light-headedness
vasovagal syncope
(Tıp, İlaç) Vasovagal syncope is the most common type of syncope (fainting). There are a number of different syncope syndromes which all fall under the umbrella of vasovagal syncope. The common element among these conditions is the central mechanism leading to loss of consciousness. The differences among them are in the factors which trigger this mechanism
syncopal
Of or pertaining to syncope; resembling syncope
syncope

    Hyphenation

    syn·co·pe

    Synonyms

    swoon, faint, fainting

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'si[ng]-k&-(")pE, 'sin- ] (noun.) circa 1550. Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopē), from σύν (sin) + κόπτω (koptein, “strike, cut off”).
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