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Relating to a nervous-system response that can lower heart rate and blood pressure, sometimes causing fainting.
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- vasovagal syncope
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The clinician suspected vasovagal syncope.
The sight of blood triggered a vasovagal response.
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Primary category: fear. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a clinical classification; compare strength of effects where appropriate. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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