📚 Syncope, noun. 🔉 /ˈsɪŋkəpi/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (mass noun • Medicine): Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure. ❗️ Examples: 1. Decreased cerebral perfusion may cause impaired consciousness and syncope. 2. Patients usually have no symptoms, but if the pause is prolonged, they may have light-headedness, palpitations, syncope, and falls. 3. In patients without focal neurologic symptoms and signs, syncope from cerebrovascular disease is extremely rare. 4. Cardiac arrhythmias or syncope clearly associated with a fall should be treated with antiarrhythmics or a pacemaker in consultation with a cardiologist. 5. Chest radiographs were available for 364 of 401 patients who presented with syncope or hypotension. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic