SYNCOPE Definition & Meaning

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syncope

[ sing-kuh-pee, sin- ]

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noun

Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
Pathology. brief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting.

syncope

/ ˈsɪŋkəpɪ; sɪŋˈkɒpɪk /

noun

pathol a technical word for a faint
the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word

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Derived Forms

syncopic, adjective

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��·��Ǳ�·�� [sin-, kop, -ik], ��c��·�貹�� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of syncope¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin ��Գ��Ǳ�ŧ, from Greek ��԰�Ǳ�ḗ “a cutting short,” from syn- syn- + ��Ǳ�ḗ “a cutting” (from ��ó��ٱ𾱲� “to cut”)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of syncope¹

C16: from Late Latin syncopa, from Greek ��ܲ԰�Ǳ�ŧ a cutting off, from syn- + koptein to cut

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Nearly 40 percent of people experience syncope, or fainting spells, at least once in their lives.

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Interestingly, another meaning for syncope is to contract a word by omitting middle sounds or letters.

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There are four types of common heat illnesses that Lawrence says can range from minor to life-threatening, including heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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It is when children hold their breath when upset until they experience syncope, or passing out.

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The light that long ago had struck me into syncope, recalled in this vision, seemed glidingly to mount the wall, and tremblingly to pause in the centre of the obscured ceiling.

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