lipothymia

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noun

A swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion.

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Meanings

nounlipothymia (countable and uncountable, plural lipothymias)

plural lipothymias · alternative lypothymia

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablemedicineA swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lipothymysyncope

Origin

From lipo- + -thymia.

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Translations

French lipothymie
  • lipothymieswoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion
Italian lipotimia
  • lipotimiaswoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion
Romanian lipotimie
  • lipotimieswoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion
Spanish lipotimia
  • lipotimiaswoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion
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APA

lipothymia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipothymia

MLA

“lipothymia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipothymia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipothymia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipothymia.

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