First Known Use: circa 1550
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syncope
noun syn·co·pe \ˈsiŋ-kə-(ˌ)pē, ˈsin-\
Definition of SYNCOPE
1
: loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint
2
: the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle)
— syn·co·pal \-kə-pəl\ adjective
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Origin of SYNCOPE
Late Latin, from Greek synkopē, literally, cutting short, from synkoptein to cut short, from syn- + koptein to cut — more at capon
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syncope
noun syn·co·pe \ˈsiŋ-kə-pē, ˈsin-\
Medical Definition of SYNCOPE
: loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint
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