Definition of syncope in English:

noun

• 1Medicine
  Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.

  More example sentences

  • ‘Decreased cerebral perfusion may cause impaired consciousness and syncope.’
  • ‘Patients usually have no symptoms, but if the pause is prolonged, they may have light-headedness, palpitations, syncope, and falls.’
  • ‘In patients without focal neurologic symptoms and signs, syncope from cerebrovascular disease is extremely rare.’
  • ‘Cardiac arrhythmias or syncope clearly associated with a fall should be treated with antiarrhythmics or a pacemaker in consultation with a cardiologist.’
  • ‘Chest radiographs were available for 364 of 401 patients who presented with syncope or hypotension.’

  Synonyms

  fainting fit, blackout, fainting, faint, passing out, loss of consciousness

• 2Grammar
  The omission of sounds or letters from within a word, for example when library is pronounced /ˈlʌɪbri/.

  More example sentences

  • ‘At the same time, syncope is common in words like fam'ly, fed'ral, happ'ning.’
  • ‘The traditional spellings of English place names such as Worcester and Gloucester bear evidence of syncope.’
  • ‘My thesis is that the shortening was caused by syncope.’

  Synonyms

  leaving out, exclusion, exception, non-inclusion, deletion, erasure, cut, excision, elimination, absence