syncope
noun
the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
syncopal
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a word derived from
syncope.
Example Sentences
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The same vasomotor instability which shows itself in the tendency to syncopal attacks is apparent in many other ways.
From The Nervous Child by Hector Charles Cameron
Some patients have syncopal attacks with the least injury or with any mental shock.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
It is possible that the syncopal attacks in this case were the result of sclerosis of the vessels supplying the heart muscle although careful microscopical examination did not throw much light on the ultimate cause.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
This is frequently seen in threatened syncopal attacks during chloroform administration.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The syncopal attacks are, in all probability, directly dependent upon a marked reduction of the ventricular rate.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
