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syncope
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Syncope \Syn"co*pe\, n. [L. syncope, syncopa, Gr. ? a cutting up, a syncope; akin to ? to beat together, to cut up, cut short, weavy; sy`n with + ? to strike, cut.] (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Syncope is a genus of microhylid frogs . Their common name is silent frogs (though species transferred from Chiasmocleis are called humming frogs ). They occur in northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, possibly Bolivia).
Usage examples of syncope.
Fatal hemorrhage had been avoided in this case by the formation of coagulum in the wound during the syncope immediately following the stab, possibly aided by extended exposure to cold.
Odorous substances have occasioned syncope, stupor, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes death.
Excellent in cases of sudden syncope or fainting, such as sometimes require the opening of windows, the dashing on of cold water, the cutting of stays, perhaps, with a scene of more or less tumultuous perturbation and afflux of clamorous womanhood.
Excellent in cases of sudden syncope or fainting, such as sometimes require the opening of windows, the dashing on of cold water, the cutting of stays, perhaps, with a scene of more or less tumultuous perturbation and afflux of clamorous womanhood.