syncope.

1. A brief loss of consciousness caused by a temporary reduction in blood flow to the brain.

2. Omission of a sound or syllable from within a word.

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Words that belong together

• vasovagal syncope

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The physician investigated syncope.

She recovered quickly after the syncope.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: Usually uncountable for fainting; plural syncopes for linguistic processes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.