Syncope (noun)

1. A medical condition in which there is a temporary loss of consciousness or fainting.
2. The act of fainting, or the state of being unconscious during fainting.
3. The omission of one or more sounds or letters within a word.

Origin:

From the latin syncope, from the greek συγκοπή (sunkopē) which means "a cutting off or a contraction", from συν- (syn-) + κόπτω (koptō) which means "to cut".

Examples:

1. The patient had syncope and was taken to the emergency room.
2. The doctor said that the syncope was caused by low blood pressure.
3. The syncope episode was caused by dehydration.
4. The syncope was caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure.
5. The syncope was caused by a rapid change in heart rate.