fainting

  • 11fainting spell — noun see fainting fit …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 12fainting —       in physiology, loss of consciousness owing to a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain. See syncope. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 13fainting — noun An act of collapsing to a state to temporary unconsciousness …

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  • 14fainting — n. see syncope …

    Medical dictionary

  • 15fainting — n. swooning, passing out, losing consciousness feɪnt n. swoon, temporary loss of consciousness v. temporarily lose consciousness, swoon, black out, pass out adj. weak, feeble; limp; dim; faded; fainthearted, timid …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16fainting — n.; see syncope …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 17fainting fits — Cockney Rhyming Slang Tits (breasts) Wouldn t mind getting me germans on her faintings …

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  • 18fainting spell — Temporary loss of consciousness caused by want of sufficient blood supply for the brain; not a disease or bodily infirmity. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins § 749 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 19Mass fainting in Tanzania — is common phenomenon of mass hysteria that is experienced by junior school girls in Tanzania.[1] In September 2008, 20 girls at a school in Tabora started fainting while taking their final year exams. The mass fainting is being linked to neurosis …

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  • 20Syncope (fainting) — Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings. When the loss of consciousness is temporary and there is spontaneous recovery, it is referred to as syncope or, in nonmedical quarters,… …

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