syncope
[ sing-kuh-pee, sin- ]
/ ˈsɪŋ kəˌpi, ˈsɪn- /
noun
Grammar.
the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
Pathology.
brief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting.
Origin of syncope
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin
syncopē < Greek
synkopḗ a cutting short, equivalent to
syn-
syn- +
kop- (stem of
kóptein to cut) +
-ē feminine noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM syncope
syn·cop·ic [sin-kop-ik] /sɪnˈkɒp ɪk/, syn·co·pal, adjectiveWords nearby syncope
syncom,
syncopal,
syncopate,
syncopated,
syncopation,
syncope,
syncopic,
syncretism,
syncretize,
syncrisis,
syncytial knot
British Dictionary definitions for syncopic
syncope
/ (ˈsɪŋkəpɪ) /
noun
pathol a technical word for a faint
the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word
Derived forms of syncope
syncopic (sɪŋˈkɒpɪk) or syncopal, adjectiveWord Origin for syncope
C16: from Late Latin
syncopa, from Greek
sunkopē a cutting off, from
syn- +
koptein to cut
Medical definitions for syncopic (1 of 2)
syncopic
[ sĭn-kŏp′ĭk ]
adj.
Syncopal.
Medical definitions for syncopic (2 of 2)
syncope
[ sĭng′kə-pē, sĭn′- ]
n.
A brief loss of consciousness caused by a sudden fall of blood pressure or failure of the cardiac systole, resulting in cerebral anemia.