Syncope — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪŋkoʊp/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪŋkəʊp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪŋkəʊp/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪŋkoʊp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

faint swoon deliquium syncopation

Word Forms

faint	adjective	weak and likely to lose consciousness
faint	verb	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon	verb	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
syncopate	verb	omit a sound or letter in a word

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Synkope

ein spontaner Bewusstseinsverlust, der durch unzureichende Blutversorgung des Gehirns verursacht wird

🇪🇸Spanish

síncope

una pérdida espontánea del conocimiento causada por una cantidad insuficiente de sangre al cerebro

🇮🇹Italian

sincope

una perdita spontanea di coscienza causata da una insufficienza di sangue al cervello

🇵🇹Portuguese

síncope

uma perda espontânea de consciência causada por sangue insuficiente para o cérebro

🇷🇺Russian

обморок

спонтанная потеря сознания, вызванная недостаточным притоком крови к мозгу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेहोशी

मस्तिष्क में अपर्याप्त रक्त के कारण चेतना की सहज हानि

🇧🇩Bengali

সিনকোপ

মস্তিষ্কে অপর্যাপ্ত রক্তের কারণে চেতনার স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত ক্ষতি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திசைவு

மூளைக்கு போதுமான இரத்தம் இல்லாததால் ஏற்படும் சுயநினைவு இழப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సింకోప్

మెదడుకు తగినంత రక్తం లేకపోవడం వల్ల స్పృహ యొక్క ఆకస్మిక నష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

सिंकोप

मेंदूला अपुऱ्या रक्तामुळे चेतनाची उत्स्फूर्त हानी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમન્વય

મગજમાં અપૂરતા લોહીને કારણે ચેતનાનું સ્વયંભૂ નુકશાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಂಕೋಪ್

ಮೆದುಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯ ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಿತ ನಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੰਕੋਪ

ਦਿਮਾਗ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਖੂਨ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਚੇਤਨਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਵੈਚਲਿਤ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگی

دماغ میں ناکافی خون کی وجہ سے شعور کا بے ساختہ نقصان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏厥

由于大脑供血不足而导致的自发意识丧失

🇯🇵Japanese

失神

脳への血液不足によって引き起こされる自然発生的な意識喪失

🇰🇷Korean

당김

뇌로 가는 혈액이 부족하여 자발적으로 의식을 잃는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngất

mất ý thức tự phát do không đủ máu lên não

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นลมหมดสติ

การสูญเสียสติที่เกิดขึ้นเองที่เกิดจากเลือดไปเลี้ยงสมองไม่เพียงพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sinkop

hilangnya kesadaran secara spontan yang disebabkan oleh kurangnya darah ke otak

🇲🇾Malay

pengsan

kehilangan kesedaran spontan yang disebabkan oleh darah yang tidak mencukupi ke otak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إغماء

فقدان الوعي التلقائي الناجم عن عدم وصول كمية كافية من الدم إلى الدماغ

🇮🇷Persian

سنکوپ

از دست دادن خود به خودی هوشیاری ناشی از خون ناکافی در مغز

🇹🇷Turkish

senkop

beyne yeterli kan gitmemesi nedeniyle kendiliğinden bilinç kaybı

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִינקוֹפָּה

אובדן הכרה ספונטני הנגרם כתוצאה מחוסר דם למוח

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