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syncope
syncope The technical term for fainting. The immediate cause of loss of consciousness is failure of oxygen supply to the brain, because of failure of adequate blood flow, due in turn to a severe fall in blood pressure. Syncope usually refers to a ‘vaso–vagal’ episode, in which the heart is slowed by parasympathetic stimulation (via the vagus nerves), perhaps as a result of fear or disgust, and the blood pressure falls, causing first faintness and then loss of consciousness. Standing or sitting still for a long time can also contribute — gravity tends to ‘pool’ blood in the legs, causing inadequate return to the heart. In quite different circumstances, a person may ‘pass out’ due to blood loss, again because of a fall in blood pressure, but in this instance the heart rate is fast. Fainting, with a slow heart rate, occurs also with heart block
Stuart Judge See fainting; shock. |
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COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "syncope." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "syncope." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-syncope.html COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "syncope." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-syncope.html |
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syncope
syn·co·pe / ˈsingkəpē/ • n. 1. Med. temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure. 2. Gram. the omission of sounds or letters from within a word, e.g., when probably is pronounced / ˈpräblē/ . DERIVATIVES: syn·co·pal / -pəl/ adj. |
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"syncope." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "syncope." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-syncope.html "syncope." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-syncope.html |
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SYNCOPE
SYNCOPE [Stress: ‘SING-ko-py’]. A traditional term for CONTRACTION in the middle of a word through the loss of a sound or letter, commonly marked (especially in verse) by an apostrophe: ever reduced to e'er, even to e'en, taken to ta'en. The process or act of making such a contraction is syncopation.
See ELISION, STRINE. |
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TOM McARTHUR. "SYNCOPE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "SYNCOPE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-SYNCOPE.html TOM McARTHUR. "SYNCOPE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-SYNCOPE.html |
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syncope
syncope (fainting) (sink-ŏ-pi) n. loss of consciousness due to a sudden drop in blood pressure, resulting in a temporarily insufficient flow of blood to the brain. It commonly occurs in otherwise healthy people and may be caused by an emotional shock, by standing for prolonged periods, or by injury and profuse bleeding.
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"syncope." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "syncope." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-syncope.html "syncope." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-syncope.html |
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syncope
syncope (path.) failure of the heart's action; grammatical syncopation. XVI (XV †syncopis). — late L. syncopē — Gr. sugkopḗ, f. SYN- + kop- strike, cut off.
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T. F. HOAD. "syncope." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "syncope." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-syncope.html T. F. HOAD. "syncope." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-syncope.html |
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syncope
syncope See fainting
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"syncope." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "syncope." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-syncope.html "syncope." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-syncope.html |
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syncope
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"syncope." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "syncope." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-syncope.html "syncope." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-syncope.html |
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