单词 | syncope |
释义 | syncope[ sing-kuh-pee, sin- ] / ˈsɪŋ kəˌpi, ˈsɪn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR syncope ON THESAURUS.COM nounGrammar. 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 syncope1350–1400; 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 syncopesyn·cop·ic [sin-kop-ik], /sɪnˈkɒp ɪk/, syn·co·pal, adjectiveWords nearby syncopeSyncom, syncopal, syncopate, syncopated, syncopation, syncope, syncopic, syncretism, syncretize, syncrisis, syncytial knot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for syncopeBritish Dictionary definitions for syncopesyncope / (ˈsɪŋkəpɪ) / nounpathol a technical word for a faint the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word Derived forms of syncopesyncopic (sɪŋˈkɒpɪk) or syncopal, adjectiveWord Origin for syncopeC16: from Late Latin syncopa, from Greek sunkopē a cutting off, from syn- + koptein to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for syncopesyncope [ 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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