presyncope

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noun

Lightheadedness, muscular weakness, and feeling faint, although not reaching the extent of fainting (passing out).

Similar
near-syncope
OriginEnglish syncope ← Latin syncopē ← Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ) →
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Meanings

nounpresyncope (plural presyncopes)

plural presyncopes · alternative pre-syncope

  1. medicineLightheadedness, muscular weakness, and feeling faint, although not reaching the extent of fainting (passing out).

    Synonyms: near-syncope

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLightheadedness, muscular weakness, and feeling faint, although not reaching the extent of fainting (passing out).

Similar
near-syncope
Also see
near-syncope

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  12. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  13. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  14. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kep-?
  16. Proto-Hellenic*kopt͏̌ō
  17. Ancient Greekκόπτω (kóptō)
  18. Ancient Greekσυγκόπτω (sunkóptō)
  19. Ancient Greekσυγκοπή (sunkopḗ)
  20. Latinsyncopē
  21. Englishsyncope
  22. Englishpresyncope

From pre- + syncope.

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APA

presyncope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presyncope

MLA

“presyncope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presyncope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presyncope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presyncope.

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