Look up: syncope

1. Syncope
   See elision.
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2. syncope
   [n] - (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo`c`sle` for `forecastle`)
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3. Syncope
   Strictly means a faint or swoon. Syncope has been given as a primary cause of death, but this would be contradictory, as a faint is something that a person will recover from and pretty quickly too. - However, it is also used to mean any sudden loss of consciousness. Here, it is a description of a mode of death rather than a cause of death or diagno …
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4. Syncope
   A simple faint or temporary and very brief loss of consciousness.
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5. Syncope
   A faint flow.
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6. Syncope
   Syncope: Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings. When the loss of consciousness is temporary and there is spontaneous recovery, it is referred to as syncope or, in nonmedical quarters, fainting. Syncope accounts for one in every 30 v...
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7. Syncope
   Syn'co·pe noun [ Latin syncope , syncopa , Greek ... a cutting up, a syncope; akin to ... to beat together, to cut up, cut short, weavy; sy`n with + ... to strike, cut.] 1. (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of on...
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8. syncope
   <clinical sign> A temporary suspension of consciousness due to generalised cerebral ischaemia, a faint or swoon. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...
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9. syncope
   noun (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo`c`sle` for `forecastle`)
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10. syncope
    (sing´kә-pe) faint. adj. syn´copal, syncop´ic., adj.
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11. Syncope
    • (n.) A pause or cessation; suspension. • (n.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting. • (n.) Same as Syncopation. • (n.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne`er for never, ev`ry for every.
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12. syncope
    effect of temporary impairment of blood circulation to a part of the body. The term is most often used as a synonym for fainting, which is caused by ... [2 related articles]
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13. syncope
    a temporary suspension of consciousness due to generalized cerebral schemia, a faint or swoon.
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14. syncope
    syncope Related-word units meaning same: auto-; equ-; homeo-; homo-; iso-; pari-; peer-; tauto-.
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15. syncope
    the elision of an unstressed syllable so as to keep to a strict accentual-syllabic metre. This can be managed by dropping either a consonant ('ever' to 'e'er') or a vowel ('the apple' to 'th'apple').
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16. Syncope
    In language, syncope is the shortening of a word by the loss of a vowel or consonant or even an entire syllable in the middle of the word, for example 'ev'ry' rather than 'every' or 'ne're' rather than 'never' and the common 'can't' rather than 'cannot'. Some syncopes become so widespread as to repl...
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17. Syncope
    In medicine, syncope is fainting due to a loss of blood flow to the brain. The term is also used for a loss of blood pressure to a local part of the body.
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18. syncope
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sin′kŏ-pē Definitions: 1. Loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished cerebral blood flow.
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19. Syncope
    Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
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20. Syncope
    Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings. Syncope is due to a temporary reduction in blood flow and therefore a shortage of oxygen to the brain. This leads to lightheadedness or loss of consciousness.
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21. Syncope
    (phonetics) In phonology, `syncope` (; Greek: syn- + koptein “to strike, cut off”) is the loss of one or more sounds from the interior of a word; especially, the loss of an unstressed vowel. It is found both in Synchronic analysis of languages and Diachronics . Found...
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22. Syncope
    (album) | Recorded = Sektor Lab, Ardley, UK | Genre = Language = English language|English | Label = Last album = Geneticide | This album = `Syncope` | Next album = --> `Syncope` is the third album by the aggrotech band Tactical Sekt. It was released in 2006. The track â�...
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