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syncope

noun syn·co·pe \ˈsiŋ-kə-(ˌ)pē, ˈsin-\

Definition of SYNCOPE

: loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint

: 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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Late Latin, from Greek synkopē, literally, cutting short, from synkoptein to cut short, from syn- + koptein to cut — more at capon

First Known Use: circa 1550

Medical Dictionary

noun syn·co·pe \ˈsiŋ-kə-pē, ˈsin-\

: loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint

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