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
-
a word derived from
syncope.
Example Sentences
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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
This is frequently seen in threatened syncopal attacks during chloroform administration.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
When she began to refuse food and before she was tube-fed regularly, she twice had syncopal attacks and lost considerable flesh which was gradually regained under tube-feeding.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
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
These sudden syncopal attacks are likely to occur when a patient suddenly rises from a reclining posture, especially if he has been asleep.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
