syncope
/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
noun
- A temporary loss of consciousness caused by a drop in blood flow to the brain; fainting.
- The patient experienced syncope after standing up too quickly.
- Doctors often check for heart problems when a person has unexplained syncope.
- Heat exhaustion can lead to syncope if you don't stay hydrated.
- The loss of sounds or letters from the middle of a word, such as 'gov'ment' for 'government'.
- In casual speech, syncope turns 'probably' into 'probly'.
- The word 'didn't' is an example of syncope, where the 'o' in 'did not' is dropped.
- Linguists study syncope to understand how languages change over time.
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