syncope

• Nom désignant une perte de connaissance brève et brutale due à une diminution de l'apport sanguin au cerveau, ou, en phonologie, la chute d'un ou de plusieurs sons à l'intérieur d'un mot.

A noun referring to a temporary loss of consciousness due to reduced blood flow to the brain, or in phonology, the loss of sounds from within a word.

1. Medical faintingC1formalmedical

   A temporary loss of consciousness due to a lack of blood flow to the brain, often called fainting.

   Syncope (perte de connaissance brutale)

   • The patient experienced syncope after standing up too quickly.
   • Doctors diagnosed the cause of her syncope as dehydration.
   • Vasovagal syncope is a common type of fainting triggered by stress.

   Synonymesblackoutcollapsefaintfaintingswoon

2. Sound loss in a wordC2formal

   The deletion or loss of one or more sounds from the middle of a word, as in the pronunciation of 'forecastle' as 'fo'c'sle'.

   Syncope (phonétique)

   • The word 'every' shows syncope when pronounced as 'ev'ry'.
   • Syncope is common in rapid speech, such as 'probably' becoming 'probly'.
   • Linguists study syncope to understand how languages evolve over time.