syncope

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The above is a classic presentation of syncope, which is defined as a transient, self-correcting loss of responsiveness and postural tone.

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  1. noun Grammar The shortening of a word by omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the middle of the word; for example, bos'n for boatswain.
  2. noun Pathology A brief loss of consciousness caused by a temporary deficiency of oxygen in the brain; a swoon. See Synonyms at blackout.

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  1. Middle English sincopis, from sincopene, from Late Latin syncopēn, accusative of syncopē, from Greek sunkopē, from sunkoptein, to cut short : sun-, syn- + koptein, to strike.

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  1. = French syncope = Spanish síncope, síncopa = Portuguese syncope, syncopa = Italian sincope, sincopa, from Latin syncope, syncopa, = Greek συγκοπή, a cutting short, the contraction of a word by the omission of one or more letters, a swoon, from συγκόπτειν, cut short, abridge, from σύν, together, + κόπτειν, strike, cut.
 

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/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
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