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/sˈɪnkəpˌi/ Listen

noun

Syncope n.

(Gram.) 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.

(Mus.) Same as Syncopation.

(Med.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.

A pause or cessation; suspension. (R.) "Revely, and dance, and show, Suffer a syncope and solemn pause."

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Etymology of 'Syncope'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Syncope" Quotes from Famous Books

... together on the following day. The abbess was better, and as yet there had been no return of the syncope which Dalrymple dreaded. ...

— Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 (of 2) • F. Marion Crawford

... diagnose fluid in the chest or abdomen by means of percussion and auscultation, and to withdraw the fluid by the operation of paracentesis, and he recognized also that the fluid should be allowed to flow away slowly so as to minimize the risk of syncope. He operated also for empyema. In regard to the methods of Hippocrates for the physical examination of the chest it is reasonable to suppose that the Father of Medicine indirectly inspired Laennec to invent the stethoscope. Hippocrates ...

— Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine • James Sands Elliott

... decisive. But, come, let us go quickly," he replied, rising. "I fear that my retorts and crucibles, if they listen to you much longer, will fall into a syncope as prolonged as that of M. Larinski. Was ever such a debate heard ...

— Samuel Brohl & Company • Victor Cherbuliez

... goes to All Saints' for that purpose. No genuine hearty interest seems to be taken in the singing by anybody particularly. The choir move through their notes as if some of them were either fastened up hopelessly in barrels, or in a state of musical syncope; the organist works his hands and feet as well as he can with a poor organ; the members of the congregation follow, lowly and contentedly, doing their best against long odds and the parson sits still, all in one grand piece, and looks ...

— Our Churches and Chapels • Atticus

... signs of coming syncope; he rang the bell quietly, and ordered a decanter of sherry to be brought; the first patient filled himself a glass; then another; and went off, revived, to chatter elsewhere. But at the door he said, ...

— A Simpleton • Charles Reade

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