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noun
Lightheadedness, muscular weakness, and feeling faint, although not reaching the extent of fainting (passing out).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: near-syncope
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English syncope English presyncope From pre- + syncope.
