ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pseudosyncope

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈs(j)uːdoʊˌsɪŋkoʊpi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pseudosyncope is a noun meaning (biology, medicine) A condition clinically similar to syncope but not truly syncopal in nature, being caused psychogenically; thus, apparent fainting but without concomitant hemodynamic and electroencephalographic changes.

Meaning

(biology, medicine) A condition clinically similar to syncope but not truly syncopal in nature, being caused psychogenically; thus, apparent fainting but without concomitant hemodynamic and electroencephalographic changes.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include presyncope, syncope, faint, fainting, pseudaesthesia, absence.

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